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Stormy Sky 1616
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Undertone: Subtle blue undertone
In CIELAB, Stormy Sky sits at L* 42.6, a* -0.5, b* -2.1. Its hue angle is 256° and its chroma is 2.2, so it leans blue 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 27%.
LRV 13.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 13.8, Stormy Sky is lighter than 13% of Benjamin Moore colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Stormy Sky
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web Gray | SW 7075 | 1.09 | Very close | |
| Night Out | SW 9560 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Roycroft Pewter | SW 2848 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Stormy Sky
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | N530-6 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Liberty Bell Gray | HDC-CL-04G | 2.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Imperial Gray | PPU26-02 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal Slate | HC-178 | 0.95 | Practically identical | |
| Ocean Floor | 1630 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Anchor Gray | 2126-30 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| City Shadow | CSP-60 | 2.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bracken Slate | CW-690 | 2.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Trout Gray | 2124-20 | 3.01 | 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.
- Arctic Seal CSP-15 · lighter, LRV 16.3
- Trout Gray 2124-20 · lighter, LRV 16.4
- Ashland Slate 1608 · lighter, LRV 16.1
- Mountain Ridge 1456 · darker, LRV 12.9
- Flint AF-560 · darker, LRV 12.0
- Mythic CSP-510 · darker, LRV 12.0
Colors that go with Stormy Sky
Stormy Sky is too close to neutral (chroma 2.2) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Stormy Sky vs popular colors
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 5.1) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 13.8), more yellow/warm, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 5.1) is darker (LRV 11.5 vs 13.8), more yellow/warm, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 6.6) is darker (LRV 11.0 vs 13.8), more yellow/warm.