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Mulberry

Benjamin Moore 1251

HEX
#A38A8C
RGB
163, 138, 140
LAB
59.8, 9.8, 2.4
LRV
≈ 28
Family
Red, warm
Nearest RAL
4009 Pastelviolet
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With an LRV of about 28, Mulberry 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.

Mulberry in other brands

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

  • Mauve Benjamin Moore 1264 Red
  • Cinnamon Benjamin Moore 2113-40 Red

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Mulberry warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 2.4 and a value of 9.8 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Glidden color to Mulberry?

Smoky Quartz (PPG18-08), at ΔE 0.8. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Mulberry?

≈ 28. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.