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Hampshire Rocks 1450
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Subtle orange undertone
In CIELAB, Hampshire Rocks sits at L* 89.5, a* 1.2, b* 2.1. Its hue angle is 61° and its chroma is 2.4, so it leans orange 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 20%.
LRV 74.1: very light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 74.1, Hampshire Rocks is lighter than 84% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reflects most light. Works in dim rooms, north-facing spaces, ceilings and trim; can look stark in strong southern light.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Hampshire Rocks
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original White | SW 7077 | 0.70 | Practically identical | |
| Nouvelle White | SW 6273 | 1.03 | Very close | |
| Crystalline | SW 9691 | 1.20 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Hampshire Rocks
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Chalk | MQ3-03 | 0.58 | Practically identical | |
| Pink Chalk | MQ3-3 | 0.58 | Practically identical | |
| White Opal | UL250-13 | 1.13 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| À la Mode | 2109-70 | 0.92 | Practically identical | |
| White Winged Dove | 1457 | 1.05 | Very close | |
| Antique Pearl | 2113-70 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Venetian Marble | 2114-70 | 1.64 | Very close | |
| Cloudy Gray | 2107-70 | 1.71 | Very close | |
| Rock Harbor Violet | 1387 | 1.89 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Gray Lake 2138-70 · lighter, LRV 78.8
- White Wisp OC-54 · lighter, LRV 78.4
- White Wisp 2137-70 · lighter, LRV 78.4
- Gray Cloud 2126-60 · darker, LRV 69.7
- Violet Dusk 1409 · darker, LRV 70.2
- Mountain Mist 868 · darker, LRV 70.5
Colors that go with Hampshire Rocks
Hampshire Rocks is too close to neutral (chroma 2.4) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its orange lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Hampshire Rocks vs popular colors
- Snowbound (Sherwin-Williams SW 7004, ΔE 2.6) is lighter (LRV 82.8 vs 74.1), more green.
- Drift of Mist (Sherwin-Williams SW 9166, ΔE 3.4) is darker (LRV 69.1 vs 74.1), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Classic Gray (Benjamin Moore OC-23, ΔE 3.5) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.