Calico

With an LRV of about 35, Calico 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.

Calico in other brands

• Grenada Benjamin Moore 690 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 0.5
• Green Meets Blue Behr S430-4 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.3
• Peppermint C2 Paint C2-714 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.4
• Green Water Valspar 5003-4A Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.4
• Rain Puddle Plascon G4-D2-1 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.4
• TVT K441 Tikkurila Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.6

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Hazel Sherwin-Williams 6471 Grayish Green
• Underseas Sherwin-Williams 6214 Grayish Green

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as grayish green
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Calico warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of 1.3 and a value of -10.0 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Benjamin Moore color to Calico?

Grenada (690), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Calico?

≈ 35. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.