Willow

With an LRV of about 8, Willow 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.

Willow in other brands

• Wilderness Tikkurila N462 Gray Very close ΔE 0.3
• Forest Brown Jotun 10291 Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Journey Valspar 6010-1 Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Barnwood Kelly-Moore KMA72-5 Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
• River Soil Asian Paints K211 Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
• Minos Bronze Met. MyPerfectColor MP41887 Gray Very close ΔE 1.5

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Mountain Benjamin Moore 1456 Gray
• Galaxy Benjamin Moore 2117-20 Dark Gray

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Willow warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 4.7 and a value of 2.1 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Tikkurila color to Willow?

Wilderness (N462), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Willow?

≈ 8. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.