Mesquite
Benjamin Moore 501
- HEX
- #C4C7A5
- RGB
- 196, 199, 165
- LAB
- 79.2, -6.8, 16.7
- LRV
- ≈ 55
- Family
- Green, warm
- Nearest RAL
- 6019 Pastel Green
With an LRV of about 55, Mesquite reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Mesquite in other brands
- Rejuvenate Behr 410E-3 Green Very close ΔE 0.0
- Sage Splendor PPG 1115-4 Green Very close ΔE 0.3
- Sage Splendor Glidden PPG1115-4 Green Very close ΔE 0.3
- California Avocado KILZ LG150-01 Green Very close ΔE 0.4
- Cooking Apple Green Farrow & Ball 32 Beige Very close ΔE 0.5
- Vapor Hallman Lindsay 407 Green Very close ΔE 0.9
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as beige
- Protanopia Reads as beige
- Tritanopia Reads as light gray
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns yellow
- Neutral, 4000 K Turns yellow
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Mesquite warm or cool?
Warm. Its LAB b value of 16.7 and a value of -6.8 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Behr color to Mesquite?
Rejuvenate (410E-3), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Mesquite?
≈ 55. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.