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Country Life 1490
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Country Life sits at L* 44.4, a* -1.2, b* 10.3. Its hue angle is 96° and its chroma is 10.3, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 46%.
LRV 15.7: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 15.7, Country Life is lighter than 15% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Country Life
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse | SW 6166 | 1.01 | Very close | |
| Cocoon | SW 6173 | 1.65 | Very close | |
| Sage Green Light | SW 2851 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Country Life
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladiator Gray | N370-6 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sandwashed Driftwood | 770D-6 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ivy Topiary | PPU8-25 | 3.01 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak Gray | 1561 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Army Green | 2141-30 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cabin Fever | 1540 | 2.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sharkskin | 2139-30 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Trailing Vines | 1505 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Evening Grove | 1526 | 3.24 | 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.
- Windy City CSP-150 · lighter, LRV 17.0
- Whitall Brown HC-69 · lighter, LRV 16.5
- Fallen Timber 994 · lighter, LRV 16.5
- Turtle Green 2142-20 · darker, LRV 12.9
- Northwood Brown 1000 · darker, LRV 13.4
- Forest Floor 1498 · darker, LRV 13.6
Colors that go with Country Life
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Gaspé 1435 · complementary (180°)
- Whitall Brown HC-69 · analogous (−30°)
- Rainy Afternoon 1575 · analogous (+30°)
- Bella Blue 720 · triadic (120°)
- Bonne Nuit AF-635 · triadic (240°)
Country Life vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 7.3) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 15.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 7.4) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 15.7), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 10.2) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 15.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.