Plum

With an LRV of about 9, Plum absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Plum in other brands

• Casandra Hallman Lindsay 88 Red Very close ΔE 0.9
• Casandra Vista C-87 Red Very close ΔE 0.9
• Sculptor’s Pride Nippon Paint NP N 3369A Red Very close ΔE 1.0
• TVT L417 Tikkurila Red Very close ΔE 1.2
• Cinnamon Cherry Behr S-H-140 Red Very close ΔE 1.2
• Bold Sangria Kelly-Moore KM4456-5 Red Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Tawny Benjamin Moore 1281 Red
• Cascabel Benjamin Moore CSP-445 Red

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as olive
• Protanopia Reads as gray
• Tritanopia Reads as red
• Achromatopsia Reads as gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Close to listed
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Plum warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 9.1 and a value of 23.8 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Hallman Lindsay color to Plum?

Casandra (88), at ΔE 0.9. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Plum?

≈ 9. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.