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Pomegranate

Benjamin Moore AF-295

HEX
#8C393F
RGB
140, 57, 63
LAB
35.7, 35.9, 14.3
LRV
≈ 9
Family
Red, warm
Nearest RAL
4002 Redviolet
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With an LRV of about 9, Pomegranate 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.

Pomegranate in other brands

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

  • Segovia Benjamin Moore 1288 Red
  • Country Benjamin Moore HC-183 Dark Red

How it looks with color blindness

  • Deuteranopia Reads as olive
  • Protanopia Reads as dark 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 Pomegranate warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 14.3 and a value of 35.9 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Johnstone's color to Pomegranate?

Red Licorice (Johnstone's), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Pomegranate?

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