Quinoa

With an LRV of about 49, Quinoa 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.

Quinoa in other brands

• Slopes Dunn-Edwards DEC721 Orange Very close ΔE 0.9
• Cozy Wool Kelly-Moore KM4627-2 Orange Very close ΔE 0.9
• Caravan Jotun 0280 Orange Very close ΔE 0.9
• Washed Khaki Vista K-1012 Orange Very close ΔE 0.9
• Maple Leaf Valspar 2008-8B Beige Very close ΔE 1.1
• Happy Trails Glidden PPG1084-4 Beige Very close ΔE 1.2

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Interactive Cream Sherwin-Williams 6113 Light Orange
• Latte Sherwin-Williams 6108 Orange

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as yellow
• Protanopia Reads as yellow
• Tritanopia Reads as pink
• 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 Quinoa warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 18.7 and a value of 4.8 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dunn-Edwards color to Quinoa?

Slopes (DEC721), at ΔE 0.9. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Quinoa?

≈ 49. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.