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Pebble Creek 1453
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Undertone: Subtle purple undertone
In CIELAB, Pebble Creek sits at L* 69.6, a* 3.6, b* -2.2. Its hue angle is 329° and its chroma is 4.2, so it leans purple only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as neutral-cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 19%.
LRV 40.3: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.3, Pebble Creek 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 Pebble Creek
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beguiling Mauve | SW 6269 | 0.66 | Practically identical | |
| Mysterious Mauve | SW 6262 | 2.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mystical Shade | SW 6276 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Pebble Creek
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silverberry | 670F-4 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Audition | MQ5-36 | 2.89 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lilac Bloom | ICC-98 | 3.41 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctuary | AF-620 | 1.82 | Very close | |
| Dusk to Dawn | 1446 | 1.82 | Very close | |
| Mauve Desert | 2113-50 | 3.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spring Violet | 2117-50 | 4.25 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Stormy Monday | 2112-50 | 4.55 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Excalibur Gray | 2118-50 | 4.59 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Silver Dollar 1460 · lighter, LRV 44.3
- Marina Gray 1599 · lighter, LRV 44.5
- Baltic Gray 1467 · lighter, LRV 44.0
- Cobblestone Path 1606 · darker, LRV 37.3
- Fusion AF-675 · darker, LRV 36.7
- Inspired AF-595 · darker, LRV 36.7
Colors that go with Pebble Creek
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Pearl CW-640 · complementary (180°)
- Excalibur Gray 2118-50 · analogous (−30°)
- Sanctuary AF-620 · analogous (+30°)
- Museum Piece CSP-40 · triadic (120°)
- Adagio 1593 · triadic (240°)
Pebble Creek vs popular colors
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 8.2) is darker (LRV 37.0 vs 40.3), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 8.6) is darker (LRV 38.7 vs 40.3), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 9.2) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 40.3), more yellow/warm, more green.