Turmeric
With a focus on versatile tones, Turmeric (2160-20) is a standout Orange in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to add character and warmth to any space. See it applied across 3 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#BA8744
LRV
26.62
Turmeric in Real Rooms
Turmeric has a medium LRV of 26.62 — it adds real depth and will read noticeably darker as natural light fades. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Orange family, the photos below show it applied in a bedroom.
3 Bedroom Photos
Lighting is key in a bedroom, and Turmeric reacts beautifully to dimmers. As you lower the lights for sleep, the color takes on a velvet-like quality, losing its daytime crispness in favor of a smoky, mysterious depth that is incredibly conducive to relaxation.
Bedroom walls in Turmeric create an inviting, cheerful atmosphere.
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Bedroom painted Turmeric brings warmth and sunlit brightness.
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Bedroom walls wrapped in Turmeric radiate sunny, optimistic energy.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 86 vs 27, Sugar Cookie is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 27, Mountain Peak White is decisively the brighter choice.
Windham Cream reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 27), opening up a space where Turmeric encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Turmeric reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 14), opening up a space where Nocturnal Gray encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (27 vs 17) makes Turmeric the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 27, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Turmeric reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 30 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lighter Colors
Desert Beach reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 40 vs 27, Guesthouse is decisively the brighter choice.
Roxbury Caramel reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 27), opening up a space where Turmeric encloses it.
Coffeehouse Ochre reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 27 vs 14, Turmeric is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (27 vs 23) makes Turmeric the marginally brighter of the two.