Java

With an LRV of about 7, Java 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. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Java in other brands

• Hideaway Vista C-136 Brown Very close ΔE 0.5
• Roasted Pumpkin 1 Dulux UK 1187645 Brown Very close ΔE 1.3
• Hideaway Hallman Lindsay 137 Brown Very close ΔE 1.7
• Sicilian Umber Pratt & Lambert 8-18 Brown Very close ΔE 1.7
• Castell Bronze Met. MyPerfectColor MP20157 Brown Very close ΔE 1.8
• Ancient Spice KILZ LM170 Brown Very close ΔE 1.9

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Rookwood Medium Brown Sherwin-Williams 2807 Brown
• French Roast Sherwin-Williams 6069 Dark Brown

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as olive
• Protanopia Reads as olive
• Tritanopia Reads as red
• Achromatopsia Reads as dark gray

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Java warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 16.0 and a value of 10.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Vista color to Java?

Hideaway (C-136), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Java?

≈ 7. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.