Parakeet

With an LRV of about 41, Parakeet 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.

Parakeet in other brands

• Split Benjamin Moore 2146-30 Yellow Very close ΔE 0.7
• Gold Lichen MyPerfectColor MP11447 Yellow Very close ΔE 0.9
• Organic Green Asian Paints 7766 Yellow Very close ΔE 1.2
• Green Bananas Kelly-Moore KM5148-5 Yellow Very close ΔE 1.3
• Palm Frond Dunn-Edwards DE5522 Yellow Very close ΔE 1.5
• Green Me Dulux Australia S18F6 Yellow Very close ΔE 1.7

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Mélange Green Sherwin-Williams 6710 Yellow
• Luau Green Sherwin-Williams 6712 Yellow

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 Parakeet warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 44.1 and a value of -10.5 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Benjamin Moore color to Parakeet?

Split (2146-30), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Parakeet?

≈ 41. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.