Universal Khaki

With an LRV of about 41, Universal Khaki 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.

Universal Khaki in other brands

• Westover Hills Kelly-Moore KM3973-2 Beige Very close ΔE 0.3
• Curious Mind Jotun 11174 Beige Very close ΔE 0.5
• B3410U Crown Beige Very close ΔE 0.6
• Dune 4 Plascon BBO 605 Beige Very close ΔE 0.8
• Hempel 10290 Hempel Beige Very close ΔE 0.9
• Blue Bell Tavern Gray Green Pratt & Lambert CW806 Beige Very close ΔE 1.0

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Downing Sand Sherwin-Williams 2822 Beige
• Urban Jungle Sherwin-Williams 9117 Beige

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as beige
• Protanopia Reads as beige
• 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 Universal Khaki warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 13.8 and a value of 1.6 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Kelly-Moore color to Universal Khaki?

Westover Hills (KM3973-2), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Universal Khaki?

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