Persimmon

With an LRV of about 39, Persimmon 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.

Persimmon in other brands

• Tuscan Benjamin Moore CSP-1130 Orange Very close ΔE 0.6
• Tuscan Terracotta Dulux UK 1915182 Red Very close ΔE 0.7
• Friendly Companion Plascon O3-B1-3 Red Very close ΔE 0.9
• Italian Clay Dulux Australia S08F5 Red Very close ΔE 0.9
• Buttered Salmon Glidden 60YR 40/297 Red Very close ΔE 1.5
• Burning Sand Resene Red Very close ΔE 1.5

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Melón Meloso Sherwin-Williams 9007 Light Orange
• Subdued Sienna Sherwin-Williams 9009 Red

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 Turns orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns orange
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Persimmon warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 24.5 and a value of 21.0 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Benjamin Moore color to Persimmon?

Tuscan (CSP-1130), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Persimmon?

≈ 39. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.