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New Age 1444
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Undertone: Subtle pink undertone
In CIELAB, New Age sits at L* 83.5, a* 3.3, b* -0.5. Its hue angle is 351° and its chroma is 3.3, so it leans pink only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 22%.
LRV 62.5: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 62.5, New Age is lighter than 68% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to New Age
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitive Tint | SW 6267 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Wallflower | SW 6281 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Silver Peony | SW 6547 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to New Age
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dusty Lilac | N110-1 | 1.02 | Very close | |
| Mauve Mist | 100E-2 | 1.56 | Very close | |
| Lilac Mauve | 670E-3 | 1.62 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slip | AF-605 | 1.98 | Very close | |
| Violet Pearl | 1451 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hint of Violet | 2114-60 | 2.46 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Majestic Mauve | 2115-60 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Touch of Gray | 2116-60 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Porcelain | 2113-60 | 2.76 | 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.
- Hint of Violet 2114-60 · lighter, LRV 66.2
- Alaskan Husky 1479 · lighter, LRV 66.5
- Blue Lace 1625 · lighter, LRV 66.1
- Stonington Gray HC-170 · darker, LRV 59.4
- Silver Lining 2119-60 · darker, LRV 58.2
- White Water 2120-60 · darker, LRV 58.8
Colors that go with New Age
New Age is too close to neutral (chroma 3.3) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its pink lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
New Age vs popular colors
- Winter Gray (Benjamin Moore 2117-60, ΔE 3.3) is about as light, more blue/cool.
- First Light (Benjamin Moore 2102-70, ΔE 6.0) is lighter (LRV 75.9 vs 62.5), more yellow/warm.
- Crushed Ice (Sherwin-Williams SW 7647, ΔE 6.5) is lighter (LRV 65.5 vs 62.5), more yellow/warm, more green.