Light Reflectance Values

The reflective value (RV) of a colour indicates how much light and heat is reflected back from the colour surface.

 

The reflective values below are based on an RV scale of 0 - 100, 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white.           

  

  L.R.V

 

Colour

L.R.V   

Colour 

L.R.V         

ACANTHUS HPT
AHI
ALDERBARAH
ALIGN
ALPHARD
ANDROMEDA
ANECDOTE
ANIMATE
APARTMENT
APOCALYPSE
AQUARIUS
AQUILA
ARA
ARTIFICE
ASCENT
ASTUTE
ATTAIR
BACKSPIN
BALTIC SEA
BARELY
BARMAID
BARRAMUNDI
BELLATRIX
BERNINI
BEYOND
BIG BANG
BLACK TIE
BLUEDASH HPT
BOOKCASE
BOSS HPT
BOTANY
BOUNDRY
BRIMSTONE
BUDGET HPT
BUSTLE HPT
BUTLER HPT
CAMEO HPT

 

 

70.7
10.2
41.3
75.9
28.4
64.7
78.5
35.7
70.2
6.2
57.2
51.2
40.6
4.9
46.6
49.1
69.7
62.8
20.9
84
14.1
30.6
56.9
15
69.1
26.6
7
5.7
7.9
64.7
8.3
4.8
17.8
8.6
44.9
32.6
34.3

 

 

CANTEEN
CAPELLA
CASTER
CATAPULT
CELTIC HPT
CERTAIN
CETUS
CHANCE
CHEVRON HPT
CHILCOTT
CHINO
CITADEL
CLAYWARE
CLEARING
COALITION HPT
COLUMBA
CONCESSION HPT
CONDUIT
CONNECT
CONSCRIPT HPT
CONSOLE HPT
CONTEXT
CORRUS
CORTEN
CRACROFT
CRAVAT
CROSS COUNTRY
CROWN HPT
CRYPT
CURVE
CUSP
CUT THE MUSTARD
DECOY
DEDUCE
DELAY
DELPHINIUS

 

 

25.1
63
45.5
61.7
10.1
69.1
29.4
71.4
26.4
53.4
64.6
79
60
49.8
21.8
64.2
10
30.7
61.8
33.4
8.6
63.1
69.1
13.2
37.8
5.5
6.4
48.4
55.6
47.5
78.4
37
40.2
7.5
19.3
56

 

 

 

 
Colour     L.R.V     Colour                 L.R.V         
DENSE
DESCENT
DETACH
DEUCE
DIVISION
DOLE HPT
DOMAIN
DOMINION HPT
DRABBLE
DRONE
DURATION
EFFECT
ELABORATE
EMERGE
ENDLESS
ENTAIL
ENTIRE
ENTITY
ENVELOPE
ENVY
EREWHON HPT
ETON
EVASIVE
EVIDENT
EXCHANGE
EXIST
EXTEND
FATHOM
FICTION
FIRST LIGHT
FISH-TAIL
FISSURE
FLORIN HPT
FLOURISH
FOMISON
FOOTPRINT
FORETOLD
FRACTURE
10.5
12.6
50.9
68.6
75.1
12.5
7.4
6.6
16.9
9
44.7
39.8
10.9
23.1
80.9
35.9
7.4
18.5
34.7
20.9
48.9
70.4
15.9
27
76.7
57.6
54.3
22.1
73.6
53.5
11.9
11
67
47.3
25.5
47.6
5
40.7
FREEHOLD HPT
FRIVOLOUS
G.I. BLUE
GALAXY
GALLERY WHITE
GENERATE
GESTURE
GILLFLASH
GLASSHOUSE
GREEN ELEPHANT
GUILTY
GURU
GUSTO
HIDDEN
HOKIANGA
HORIZON
HOT-HEAD
HOURGLASS HPT
HUA
HUMMING
HYDRA
HYSTERIA
ILLUSION
IMBUE
IMMINENT
INCLINE
INDUS
INHERENT
INSCRIPTION HPT
INTEREST HPT
INTERIM
INVERT
IOTA
ITERATE
KAMIKAZE
KIKO
7.4
33.8
19.5
63.3
86
7.9
68.4
87.1
55.2
28
12.3
7.1
32
29.3
6.4
34.2
19.2
38.4
42.7
48.8
26.9
43.2
70.5
84.9
9.7
13.9
46.9
84
7
23.1
58
16.5
86.4
65.3
48.6
15
 
 
Colour            L.R.V       Colour                     L.R.V            
KILTER
KING DICK HPT
KING MAKER HPT
KIT
KOMA
KOMAI HPT
LADY MACBETH
LAST LIGHT
LATITUDE
LEASE HPT
LEVIATHAN
LIMBO
LIMPOPO
LINGER
LINING
LIONHEART
LUNETTE HPT
LUPIS
LURE
MADDOX
MANGU
MAO
MARA
MARMION
MATCHBOX
MATRIX
MENTOR
MIRA
MIRO
MODE
MONTGOLFIER
MOTTO HPT
MUKA
MUNA
MUSCA
MUSKET HPT
MUTUAL
NEW ULSTER HPT
33.1
31
10.6
48.7
60.7
12.6
8.2
29.2
43.4
68.3
10.2
69.3
38.9
49.3
55.3
39.2
57
34.3
33.7
3.4
6.7
8.3
8.6
9.8
12.5
54.2
3.5
57.5
13
58
6.6
63.2
78.1
32.3
31.7
10.9
10.3
13.8
NEWTON
NYMPH HPT
OLD STONE WALL
ONGOING
ONION
ORDERS HPT
ORIAN
ORIGIN
OVERLAP
PAPA
PAPARAZZI
PARO
PAUSE
PAVILLION
PEGASUS
PENSION HPT
PERMEATE
PHOENIX
PICKET
PIECRUST HPT
PLINTH HPT
POLARIS
POWDERED WIG
PRISMATIC HPT
PUNA
PUNCTUATE
PUNGA
QUASH
QUEST
RADIATE
RAINCOAT
RAKI
REALISE
RECLUSE
RED RED RED
REDCOAT HPT
80.2
63.2
33.5
64.2
73
37.7
52.1
65.9
65.9
57.6
7.2
37.8
41.6
7.2
72.3
14.2
13.9
38.1
75.8
24.1
12.6
67.2
84.6
53.8
27.6
9.2
30.6
29.9
57.9
61.7
55.5
9.2
64.4
62.3
11.2
15.7
 
Colour L.R.V       Colour                    L.R.V            
REFORMIST HPT
REGIME
REGISTER HPT
REGULUS
RELIC
RELINQUISH
REMAIN
REMIX
REMOTE
REPLENISH
RESONATE
RUBENS
SARI
SAVAGE HPT
SCULPTOR
SEAWEED
SHEKEL
SHIRAZ
SIRIUS
SMUDGE
SOUR GRAPES
SOURCE
SOVERIGN HPT
SPARSE
SPATIAL
SPECULATOR HPT
STRUCTURE
SWOON
TAHU
TANTRUM
TAURUS
TAXI
TE PO
TOHU
TRACK
TRADE HPT
TRANSFIX
15.4
4.7
10.7
61.9
66.7
57.9
25.2
33
42
23.6
10.8
12
37
25.6
34.6
13.5
69.6
10.6
48.7
15.9
53.4
5.9
36.6
34.3
85.8
37.3
29.7
6.7
10.2
6.7
26.8
65.3
7.2
18.3
55.7
76.7
33.4
TRANSIENT
TRAVERSE
TREATY HPT
TUHI
UKU
UMPIRE
UNION HPT
UNISON
URSA
VANISH
VANTAGE
VAULT HPT
VEGA
VELA
VENTURA
VOGEL HPT
WAGE HPT
WAKEFIELD HPT
WARO
WEEKEND HPT
WELFARE HPT
WELLESLEY
WET SUGAR
WETA
WHITI
WOOLASTON
ZANELLA
ZINGER
ZOOM
21.5
44.4
37.8
13
26.4
74.8
23.7
83
54.9

31.2
53.3
27.8
38
49.9
40.9
55.6
52.6
6.8
54.5
44.2
78.7
58.2
11.3
22.4
34.9
64.3
15.5
6.1