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Marine Aqua 2052-20
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, Marine Aqua sits at L* 34.0, a* -24.2, b* -1.8. Its hue angle is 184° and its chroma is 24.3, 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 32%.
LRV 9.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 9.5, Marine Aqua is lighter than 6% 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 Marine Aqua
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | SW 6482 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| Tabriz Teal | SW 2937 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Peacock | SW 0064 | 4.68 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Marine Aqua
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billiard Table | S-H-490 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Verdant Forest | MQ6-05 | 4.12 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Verdant Forest | MQ6-5 | 4.12 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay | 2045-10 | 3.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Absolute Green | 2043-10 | 4.12 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sherwood Forest | 2048-10 | 4.18 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Calypso Green | 2046-10 | 4.32 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Fiddlehead Green | 2041-20 | 4.54 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Pine Green | 2051-20 | 4.80 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Gondola Ride 602 · lighter, LRV 9.3
- Pine Green 2051-20 · lighter, LRV 10.2
- Fiddlehead Green 2041-20 · lighter, LRV 10.7
- Absolute Green 2043-10 · darker, LRV 7.3
- Ocean Tropic 2052-10 · darker, LRV 7.5
- Sherwood Forest 2048-10 · darker, LRV 7.4
Colors that go with Marine Aqua
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Carter Plum CW-355 · complementary (180°)
- Buffett Green CW-535 · analogous (−30°)
- Pacific Ocean Blue 2055-20 · analogous (+30°)
- Dark Lilac 2070-30 · triadic (120°)
- Cordwainer 2164-10 · triadic (240°)
Marine Aqua vs popular colors
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 9.6) is darker (LRV 6.4 vs 9.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Salamander (Benjamin Moore 2050-10, ΔE 14.9) is darker (LRV 5.7 vs 9.5), more red/pink, more muted.
- Essex Green (Benjamin Moore HC-188, ΔE 15.2) is darker (LRV 5.6 vs 9.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.