Alchemy

With an LRV of about 37, Alchemy 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. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Alchemy in other brands

• Autumn Benjamin Moore 2152-30 Orange Very close ΔE 1.1
• Butterscotch Bliss Johnstone's Orange Very close ΔE 1.2
• HONEY MUSTARD Nippon Paint NP PRO 0315 Orange Very close ΔE 1.2
• Hokey Pokey Dulux Australia S14F6 Orange Very close ΔE 1.3
• India Yellow Farrow & Ball 66 Orange Very close ΔE 1.5
• Tussock Resene Orange Very close ΔE 1.5

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Torchlight Sherwin-Williams 6374 Orange
• Different Gold Sherwin-Williams 6396 Orange

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 Alchemy warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 44.7 and a value of 7.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Benjamin Moore color to Alchemy?

Autumn (2152-30), at ΔE 1.1. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Alchemy?

≈ 37. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.