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New Providence Navy 1651
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, New Providence Navy sits at L* 36.5, a* -5.6, b* -7.8. Its hue angle is 234° and its chroma is 9.6, 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 10.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 10.6, New Providence Navy is lighter than 8% 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 New Providence Navy
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunglehouse Blue | SW 0048 | 3.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tempe Star | SW 6229 | 3.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Still Water | SW 6223 | 3.99 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to New Providence Navy
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight In The Tropics | S480-7 | 0.97 | Practically identical | |
| Rain Storm | 530F-7 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Observatory | PPU13-19 | 1.84 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newburg Green | HC-158 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| In the Midnight Hour | 1666 | 2.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yorktowne Green | HC-133 | 3.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Vanderberg Blue | 721 | 3.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Everard Blue | CW-575 | 3.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Vermont Slate | 1673 | 3.62 | 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.
- Flint AF-560 · lighter, LRV 12.0
- Stained Glass CSP-685 · lighter, LRV 13.2
- Vermont Slate 1673 · lighter, LRV 12.9
- Amazon Green 2136-30 · darker, LRV 10.2
- Everard Blue CW-575 · darker, LRV 10.3
- Hudson Bay 1680 · darker, LRV 9.8
Colors that go with New Providence Navy
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Branchport Brown HC-72 · complementary (180°)
- Olympus Green 679 · analogous (−30°)
- Evening Dove 2128-30 · analogous (+30°)
- Camelot CC-4 · triadic (120°)
- Tuscany Green 2140-20 · triadic (240°)
New Providence Navy vs popular colors
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 5.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 7.3) is darker (LRV 8.4 vs 10.6), more red/pink.
- Gentleman's Gray (Benjamin Moore 2062-20, ΔE 7.4) is darker (LRV 7.3 vs 10.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.