Ochre

With an LRV of about 34, Ochre is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Ochre in other brands

• Tangy Green Behr M320-6 Orange Very close ΔE 0.7
• Brown Rum Dunn-Edwards DE5439 Orange Very close ΔE 1.1
• Frolick Berger Paints 3A2094 Orange Very close ΔE 1.1
• Botanica Gold Vista K-489 Orange Very close ΔE 1.2
• Topelo Honey Dulux Australia S15F7 Orange Very close ΔE 1.4
• Glorious Gold Johnstone's Orange Very close ΔE 1.7

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Bryant Benjamin Moore HC-7 Orange
• Golden Benjamin Moore 2151-20 Orange

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Ochre warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 42.1 and a value of 3.9 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Behr color to Ochre?

Tangy Green (M320-6), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Ochre?

≈ 34. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.