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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
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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

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

  • Filtered Benjamin Moore 2154-60 Beige
  • Crisp Benjamin Moore 234 Beige

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.