Plum

With an LRV of about 5, 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

• Marais Dulux Australia SG6F8 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Midnight Escape Kelly-Moore KMA86-5 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Darkroom Sherwin-Williams 7083 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
• Duke Salute Nerolac 5022 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.6
• Deep Charcoal Pratt & Lambert 25-18 Dark Gray Close ΔE 2.1
• TVT Y502 Tikkurila Dark Gray Close ΔE 2.1

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Deep Benjamin Moore 1582 Gray
• Bucktrout Benjamin Moore CW-180 Dark Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as dark gray
• Protanopia Reads as dark gray
• Tritanopia Reads as dark gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as dark gray

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Plum warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 2.4 and b value of -1.2 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Plum?

Marais (SG6F8), at ΔE 0.8. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Plum?

≈ 5. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.