Orange

With an LRV of about 20, Orange 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.

Orange in other brands

• Electric Glow Dulux Australia SB7D6 Red Very close ΔE 0.7
• Boing! Vista K-1218 Red Very close ΔE 1.3
• Punch Resene Red Very close ΔE 1.9
• Rosette Nerolac 4800 Red Close ΔE 2.2
• Firestarter Crown Y3214U Red Close ΔE 2.3
• Orange Ember MyPerfectColor MP205 Red Close ΔE 2.3

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Orange Benjamin Moore 2013-20 Red
• Vermilion Benjamin Moore 2002-10 Red

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as yellow
• 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 Orange warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 48.0 and a value of 60.2 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Orange?

Electric Glow (SB7D6), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Orange?

≈ 20. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.