Sterling

With an LRV of about 14, Sterling 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.

Sterling in other brands

• C1131E Crown Olive Very close ΔE 0.6
• Moss Tikkurila 0926 Olive Very close ΔE 0.8
• Candle Wax Vista C-373 Olive Very close ΔE 0.8
• Spruce Woods Dunn-Edwards DE6238 Olive Very close ΔE 0.8
• Candle Wax Hallman Lindsay 374 Olive Very close ΔE 1.2
• Lounge Lizard C2 Paint C2-903 Olive Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Pining Benjamin Moore 1512 Olive
• Mediterranean Benjamin Moore 2142-10 Olive

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as olive
• Protanopia Reads as olive
• Tritanopia Reads as gray
• 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 Sterling warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 15.4 and a value of -2.6 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Crown color to Sterling?

C1131E (Crown), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Sterling?

≈ 14. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.