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Blue Spruce 1637
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Blue Spruce sits at L* 46.2, a* -4.3, b* -5.9. Its hue angle is 234° and its chroma is 7.3, so it leans blue clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 17%.
LRV 16.8: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.8, Blue Spruce is lighter than 17% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Blue Spruce
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slate Tile | SW 7624 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| Smoky Blue | SW 7604 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stargazer | SW 9635 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Blue Spruce
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Night | ECC-64-3 | 1.19 | Very close | |
| Nypd | N480-6 | 1.47 | Very close | |
| Myth | 740F-5 | 1.92 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britannia Blue | 1623 | 2.81 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Thousand Oceans | 1645 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hamilton Blue | HC-191 | 2.99 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Providence Blue | 1636 | 3.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stillwater | 1650 | 4.06 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Philipsburg Blue | HC-159 | 4.06 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Stillwater 1650 · lighter, LRV 19.1
- Philipsburg Blue HC-159 · lighter, LRV 19.1
- Providence Blue 1636 · lighter, LRV 19.2
- Charcoal Slate HC-178 · darker, LRV 14.5
- Ocean Floor 1630 · darker, LRV 14.1
- Stormy Sky 1616 · darker, LRV 13.8
Colors that go with Blue Spruce
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Devonwood Taupe 1008 · complementary (180°)
- Knoxville Gray HC-160 · analogous (−30°)
- Britannia Blue 1623 · analogous (+30°)
- Bonne Nuit AF-635 · triadic (120°)
- Sharkskin 2139-30 · triadic (240°)
Blue Spruce vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 9.3) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 16.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 9.6) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 16.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 10.4) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 16.8), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.