Orange

With an LRV of about 70, Orange reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Orange in other brands

• Vitamin C Behr P230-3 Light Orange Very close ΔE 0.3
• Ariana Kelly-Moore KM3580-1 Light Orange Very close ΔE 0.3
• A La Orange Berger Paints 2T0620 Light Orange Very close ΔE 0.4
• Canyon Orange Pratt & Lambert 8-6 Light Orange Very close ΔE 0.5
• Fossil Asian Paints 7985 Light Orange Very close ΔE 0.7
• Sweet Tooth Nerolac 4684 Light Orange Very close ΔE 0.7

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Sun Benjamin Moore 149 Light Orange
• Persian Benjamin Moore 117 Orange

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light yellow
• Protanopia Reads as yellow
• Tritanopia Reads as pink
• 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 Orange warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 27.8 and a value of 9.9 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Behr color to Orange?

Vitamin C (P230-3), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Orange?

≈ 70. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.