Orange

With an LRV of about 34, Orange 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.

Orange in other brands

• Cheetah Spots Nippon Paint NP YO 1197A Orange Very close ΔE 0.4
• Papaya 125 Caparol 3D Papaya 125 Orange Very close ΔE 0.9
• Hempel 52780 Hempel Orange Very close ΔE 1.2
• Moro Orange Kelly-Moore KM3584-5 Orange Very close ΔE 1.2
• Goldfish Asian Paints 7973 Orange Very close ΔE 1.3
• Orange You Happy? Hallman Lindsay 970 Orange Very close ΔE 1.5

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Carrot Benjamin Moore 2016-30 Orange
• Rumba Benjamin Moore 2014-20 Red

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 Orange warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 62.7 and a value of 41.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Nippon Paint color to Orange?

Cheetah Spots (NP YO 1197A), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Orange?

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