Mortar

With an LRV of about 23, Mortar absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Mortar in other brands

• Ceramic Pot Hallman Lindsay 339 Brown Very close ΔE 1.1
• B5230W Crown Olive Very close ΔE 1.2
• Meadow Trail Sherwin-Williams 7737 Olive Very close ΔE 1.2
• African Plain Asian Paints 8494 Orange Very close ΔE 1.4
• TVT Q617 Tikkurila Orange Very close ΔE 1.5
• Open Range Kelly-Moore KM4720-3 Olive Very close ΔE 1.5

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Nordic Benjamin Moore CC-576 Beige
• Bayleaf Benjamin Moore 1533 Olive

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as olive
• Protanopia Reads as olive
• Tritanopia Reads as red
• Achromatopsia Reads as gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Close to listed
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Mortar warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 14.3 and a value of 1.1 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Hallman Lindsay color to Mortar?

Ceramic Pot (339), at ΔE 1.1. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Mortar?

≈ 23. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.