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Adagio 1593
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Undertone: Subtle blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Adagio sits at L* 68.2, a* -2.8, b* -1.0. Its hue angle is 199° and its chroma is 3.0, so it leans blue-green only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 20%.
LRV 39.2: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 39.2, Adagio is lighter than 43% 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 Adagio
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakwater | SW 9638 | 1.26 | Very close | |
| Castlegate | SW 9558 | 1.56 | Very close | |
| Gris | SW 7659 | 1.90 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Adagio
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silent Film | MQ5-30 | 1.19 | Very close | |
| Iron Wood | ECC-33-1 | 1.70 | Very close | |
| Portsmouth Bay | QE-52 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobblestone Path | 1606 | 0.94 | Practically identical | |
| Slate | CW-700 | 1.41 | Very close | |
| Subway Tile® | CSP-585 | 2.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gull Wing Gray | 2134-50 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gray Cardigan | 1600 | 2.89 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Shadow Gray | 2125-40 | 2.96 | 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.
- Solitude AF-545 · lighter, LRV 41.6
- Gull Wing Gray 2134-50 · lighter, LRV 41.8
- Mount Saint Anne 1565 · lighter, LRV 41.9
- Storm AF-700 · darker, LRV 35.6
- Heather Gray 2139-40 · darker, LRV 34.8
- Sterling Silver 1461 · darker, LRV 35.1
Colors that go with Adagio
Adagio is too close to neutral (chroma 3.0) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue-green lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Adagio vs popular colors
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 5.9) is lighter (LRV 44.1 vs 39.2), more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 6.2) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 39.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 7.0) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.