Orange

With an LRV of about 39, 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

• Cheese Please Kelly-Moore KM5331-5 Orange Very close ΔE 0.8
• Laser 35 Caparol 3D Laser 35 Orange Very close ΔE 0.9
• Orange Fruit Valspar 2011-1 Orange Very close ΔE 1.2
• Hempel 21380 Hempel Orange Very close ΔE 1.3
• Glorious Sunset Vista K-1210 Orange Very close ΔE 1.6
• West Side Resene Orange Very close ΔE 1.7

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Mandarin Benjamin Moore 2018-20 Orange
• Electric Benjamin Moore 2015-10 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 Orange warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 72.8 and a value of 35.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Kelly-Moore color to Orange?

Cheese Please (KM5331-5), at ΔE 0.8. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Orange?

≈ 39. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.