Steam

With an LRV of about 87, Steam reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Steam in other brands

• Waterford Kelly-Moore WS31 White Very close ΔE 0.0
• Skylight Jotun 1624 White Very close ΔE 0.2
• Clinic White Dulux UK 3052653 White Very close ΔE 0.4
• Wit Kleisteen Flexa White Very close ΔE 0.4
• Savvy White Berger Paints 3P1843 White Very close ΔE 0.5
• Aspen Snow Behr ECC-63-2 White Very close ΔE 0.5

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Silver Benjamin Moore 1583 Light Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as white
• Protanopia Reads as white
• Tritanopia Reads as white
• Achromatopsia Reads as white

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Steam warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 4.5 and a value of -1.2 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Kelly-Moore color to Steam?

Waterford (WS31), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Steam?

≈ 87. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.