Obstinate Orange

With an LRV of about 21, Obstinate Orange 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.

Obstinate Orange in other brands

• Tangerine Bliss Dulux Australia S08G8 Red Very close ΔE 1.4
• Flame Frenzy 3 Dulux UK 1186689 Red Very close ΔE 1.6
• Untamed Orange Dunn-Edwards DEA110 Red Very close ΔE 1.9
• Racing Benjamin Moore 2169-10 Red Close ΔE 2.2
• Poppy Petal Pratt & Lambert 7-14 Red Close ΔE 2.4
• Flame Pea Resene Red Close ΔE 2.6

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Invigorate Sherwin-Williams 6886 Orange
• Stop Sherwin-Williams 6869 Red

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Obstinate Orange warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 49.5 and a value of 49.0 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Obstinate Orange?

Tangerine Bliss (S08G8), at ΔE 1.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Obstinate Orange?

≈ 21. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.