Papaya
Benjamin Moore CC-248
- HEX
- #E6D8BA
- RGB
- 230, 216, 186
- LAB
- 86.7, 0.0, 16.5
- LRV
- ≈ 69
- Family
- Beige, warm
- Nearest RAL
- 1015 Light Ivory
With an LRV of about 69, Papaya reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Papaya in other brands
- Trade Secret Vista C-313 Beige Very close ΔE 0.4
- Double Spanish White Resene Beige Very close ΔE 0.5
- Travertine - Mid Little Greene Beige Very close ΔE 0.5
- Dune Plascon WAA 82 Beige Very close ΔE 0.7
- At The Beach PPG 12-28 Beige Very close ΔE 0.7
- At The Beach Glidden PPG12-28 Beige Very close ΔE 0.7
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as beige
- Protanopia Reads as beige
- Tritanopia Reads as pink
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
- Neutral, 4000 K Turns light orange
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Papaya warm or cool?
Warm. Its LAB b value of 16.5 and a value of 0.0 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Vista color to Papaya?
Trade Secret (C-313), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Papaya?
≈ 69. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.