Orange

With an LRV of about 46, 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

• California Resene Orange Very close ΔE 1.0
• Medium Yellow Plascon G 6 Orange Very close ΔE 1.1
• A6474N Crown Orange Very close ΔE 1.1
• A Gaiety Kelly-Moore 38 Orange Very close ΔE 1.1
• Orange Appeal Asian Paints 7949 Orange Very close ΔE 1.2
• Golden Bark 4 Dulux UK 2664213 Orange Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Lemon Benjamin Moore 2020-20 Light Orange
• Orange Benjamin Moore 2017-10 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 78.1 and a value of 26.5 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Resene color to Orange?

California (Resene), at ΔE 1.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Orange?

≈ 46. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.