Wasabi

With an LRV of about 39, Wasabi is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Wasabi in other brands

• Winter Moss Nippon Paint NP BGG 1723D Yellow Very close ΔE 0.6
• Gilded Pesto Valspar 6007-6B Yellow Very close ΔE 1.2
• Fool's Paradise Plascon Y5-B1-2 Yellow Very close ΔE 1.2
• Scent of Semillon Pratt & Lambert 16-25 Yellow Very close ΔE 1.7
• Garden Element Vista K-441 Yellow Very close ΔE 1.7
• Pistachio Behr MQ4-42 Yellow Very close ΔE 1.9

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Mustard Benjamin Moore 377 Yellow
• Jalapeño Benjamin Moore 2147-30 Yellow

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as yellow
• Protanopia Reads as yellow
• Tritanopia Reads as red
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Wasabi warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 40.5 and a value of -6.1 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Nippon Paint color to Wasabi?

Winter Moss (NP BGG 1723D), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Wasabi?

≈ 39. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.