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Shoreline 1471
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Shoreline sits at L* 86.3, a* -0.5, b* 2.6. Its hue angle is 102° and its chroma is 2.6, so it leans yellow 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 25%.
LRV 67.7: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 67.7, Shoreline is lighter than 75% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Shoreline
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Star | SW 7646 | 0.23 | Practically identical | |
| Solstice | SW 9571 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| Fleur de Sel | SW 7666 | 1.45 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Shoreline
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Tradition | ICC-23 | 0.81 | Practically identical | |
| Seagull Gray | N360-1 | 1.21 | Very close | |
| Statuesque | MQ3-23 | 1.65 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whisper | CSP-500 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Silver Bells | 1458 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Lilac Hush | CSP-490 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Alaskan Husky | 1479 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ice Fog | CSP-575 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Graytint | 1611 | 2.08 | 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.
- Halo OC-46 · lighter, LRV 71.7
- Going to the Chapel 1527 · lighter, LRV 71.7
- Hushed Hue 1520 · lighter, LRV 70.9
- Sweet Spring 1500 · darker, LRV 63.4
- Morristown Cream 1241 · darker, LRV 62.3
- Night Mist 1569 · darker, LRV 63.0
Colors that go with Shoreline
Shoreline is too close to neutral (chroma 2.6) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its yellow lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Shoreline vs popular colors
- Crushed Ice (Sherwin-Williams SW 7647, ΔE 1.6) is darker (LRV 65.5 vs 67.7), more yellow/warm.
- Drift of Mist (Sherwin-Williams SW 9166, ΔE 1.8) is about as light, more yellow/warm.
- Gray Owl (Benjamin Moore OC-52, ΔE 2.2) is darker (LRV 64.5 vs 67.7), more yellow/warm, more green.