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Cape May Cobblestone 1474
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Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Cape May Cobblestone sits at L* 69.9, a* -0.9, b* 4.9. Its hue angle is 101° and its chroma is 5.0, 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 31%.
LRV 40.1: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.1, Cape May Cobblestone 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 Cape May Cobblestone
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pussywillow | SW 7643 | 1.77 | Very close | |
| Dorian Gray | SW 7017 | 1.88 | Very close | |
| Allegory | SW 9553 | 1.98 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Cape May Cobblestone
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still Gray | N360-3 | 0.58 | Practically identical | |
| Downtown Gray | PPU24-10 | 0.84 | Practically identical | |
| Granite Boulder | 790D-4 | 1.58 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Museum Piece | CSP-40 | 1.14 | Very close | |
| Smoke & Mirrors | CSP-105 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Sea Gull Gray | ES-72 | 1.86 | Very close | |
| Fieldstone | 1558 | 1.98 | Very close | |
| Platinum Gray | HC-179 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Stone Harbor | 2111-50 | 2.53 | 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.
- Silver Dollar 1460 · lighter, LRV 44.3
- Sage Wisdom CSP-775 · lighter, LRV 44.0
- Sandlot Gray 2107-50 · lighter, LRV 43.8
- Quicksand CSP-200 · darker, LRV 37.4
- Greyhound 1579 · darker, LRV 37.9
- Piedmont Gray CC-690 · darker, LRV 37.9
Colors that go with Cape May Cobblestone
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Excalibur Gray 2118-50 · complementary (180°)
- Stone Harbor 2111-50 · analogous (−30°)
- Sabre Gray 1482 · analogous (+30°)
- Beneath the Clouds 2131-50 · triadic (120°)
- Sanctuary AF-620 · triadic (240°)
Cape May Cobblestone vs popular colors
- Sea Gull Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-72, ΔE 1.9) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 1.9) is about as light, more red/pink.
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 3.8) is darker (LRV 37.0 vs 40.1), more red/pink.