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Startling Orange: 2 paint colors share this name.

Behr and Benjamin Moore each sell a color called Startling Orange. They are close in name only. Here is how they actually differ.

Side by side

Set next to each other, the differences in value and undertone show up immediately.

BehrStartling OrangeS-G-230 · #E56131LRV25LightnessMediumUndertoneWarmView Behr S-G-230
Benjamin MooreStartling Orange2016-10 · #F47C1BLRV32LightnessMediumUndertoneWarmView Benjamin Moore 2016-10

The numbers

BrandCodeHexLRVUndertoneFamily
BehrS-G-230#E5613125WarmOrange
Benjamin Moore2016-10#F47C1B32WarmOrange

What actually differs

Computed from measured values, not marketing descriptions.

S-G-230 is 7 points darker than 2016-10.

Startling Orange · 2 brands

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