How can I understand Light Reflective Values, (LVR)?

Reflectance is the proportion of light that a surface reflects compared to the amount of light that falls on that surface. Dark, matt and/or textured surfaces absorb a lot of light and have low light reflectance values. Light, glossy and/or smooth surfaces reflect most of the light that falls on them and have high light reflectance values.

For more information, see this Master Painters fact sheet:

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