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Casco Bay 2051-30
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Casco Bay sits at L* 42.6, a* -20.1, b* -5.5. Its hue angle is 195° and its chroma is 20.8, so it reads as an outright blue-green rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 19%.
LRV 15.1: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 15.1, Casco Bay 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 Casco Bay
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay | SW 6481 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Maxi Teal | SW 6769 | 4.00 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Grand Canal | SW 6488 | 4.91 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Casco Bay
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Green | 500D-7 | 1.42 | Very close | |
| Beta Fish | M450-7 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Antigua | M460-7 | 3.14 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Green | 2050-30 | 2.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Intercoastal Green | 672 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| North Sea Green | 2053-30 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Teal Ocean | 2049-30 | 3.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tropical Turquoise | 2052-30 | 3.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Largo Teal | 742 | 4.00 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Newport Green 2050-30 · lighter, LRV 16.8
- Intercoastal Green 672 · lighter, LRV 16.4
- Steamed Spinach 643 · lighter, LRV 15.6
- Dragonfly AF-510 · darker, LRV 12.1
- Jade Garden 2056-20 · darker, LRV 11.1
- Brazilian Rainforest 651 · darker, LRV 10.0
Colors that go with Casco Bay
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Love Affair 1266 · complementary (180°)
- Deep Jungle 595 · analogous (−30°)
- Coat of Arms 763 · analogous (+30°)
- Fire and Ice 1392 · triadic (120°)
- Tamarind AF-120 · triadic (240°)
Casco Bay vs popular colors
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 14.7) is darker (LRV 6.4 vs 15.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 15.1) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 15.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 16.9) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 15.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.