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Starfish 110
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Starfish sits at L* 71.1, a* 17.3, b* 32.8. Its hue angle is 62° and its chroma is 37.1, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 85%.
LRV 40.5: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.5, Starfish is lighter than 44% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Starfish
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folksy Gold | SW 6360 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rustic Adobe | SW 7708 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Windswept Canyon | SW 9010 | 2.81 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Starfish
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roasted Seeds | M220-5 | 1.16 | Very close | |
| Caramel Sundae | 280D-4 | 1.95 | Very close | |
| Thai Ice Tea | MQ4-36 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Pumpkin | 2166-40 | 1.48 | Very close | |
| Sweet 'n Sour | 103 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grand Canyon | 118 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Myrtle Beach | 061 | 3.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Casabella | 102 | 3.68 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Casabella | CC-186 | 3.68 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Succulent Peach 068 · lighter, LRV 44.5
- Casabella 102 · lighter, LRV 45.2
- Casabella CC-186 · lighter, LRV 45.2
- Baker's Dozen 1216 · darker, LRV 38.2
- Farm Fresh AF-360 · darker, LRV 37.1
- Tuscan Tile CSP-1130 · darker, LRV 36.6
Colors that go with Starfish
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Sea to Shining Sea 789 · complementary (180°)
- Passion Fruit 2171-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Princeton Gold HC-14 · analogous (+30°)
- Miami Teal 656 · triadic (120°)
- Mighty Aphrodite 1397 · triadic (240°)
Starfish vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 4.4) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 40.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 7.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 7.9) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 40.5), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.