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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
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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

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

  • Sweet Benjamin Moore 478 Light Green
  • Spring Benjamin Moore CSP-835 Yellow

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.