Orange

With an LRV of about 25, 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

• Kiwano Orange MyPerfectColor MP12601 Red Very close ΔE 1.2
• Party Time Nippon Paint NP YO 1225A Red Very close ΔE 1.3
• Gavatron Dulux Australia SB7D5 Red Very close ΔE 1.3
• Flamingo Resene Red Very close ΔE 1.6
• Starfish Hallman Lindsay 1047 Red Very close ΔE 1.7
• Starfish Vista C-1046 Red Very close ΔE 1.7

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Jeweled Benjamin Moore 2013-30 Red
• Tomato Benjamin Moore 2010-10 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 49.9 and a value of 54.2 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest MyPerfectColor color to Orange?

Kiwano Orange (MP12601), at ΔE 1.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Orange?

≈ 25. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.