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Smoked Oyster 2109-40
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Undertone: Noticeable red undertone
In CIELAB, Smoked Oyster sits at L* 54.4, a* 4.6, b* 5.3. Its hue angle is 49° and its chroma is 7.1, so it leans red clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 32%.
LRV 23.0: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 23.0, Smoked Oyster is lighter than 25% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Smoked Oyster
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poised Taupe | SW 6039 | 0.65 | Practically identical | |
| Renwick Heather | SW 2818 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spalding Gray | SW 6074 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Smoked Oyster
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chocolate Chiffon | BNC-22 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Roanoke Taupe | HDC-CL-22G | 1.88 | Very close | |
| Castle Hill | 750B-5 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell Smokehouse | CW-360 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Gotham | CSP-385 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Driftwood | 2107-40 | 3.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stone | 2112-40 | 4.25 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Eagle Rock | 1469 | 4.70 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Stardust | 2108-40 | 4.82 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Driftwood 2107-40 · lighter, LRV 25.3
- Kingsport Gray HC-86 · lighter, LRV 25.1
- Squirrel Tail 1476 · lighter, LRV 24.9
- Sparrow AF-720 · darker, LRV 21.1
- Carter Gray CW-80 · darker, LRV 21.9
- Porcini CSP-195 · darker, LRV 21.3
Colors that go with Smoked Oyster
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Smokestack Gray 2131-40 · complementary (180°)
- Frozen in Time 1448 · analogous (−30°)
- Taos Taupe 2111-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Night Train 1567 · triadic (120°)
- Sea Life 2118-40 · triadic (240°)
Smoked Oyster vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 7.4) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 23.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 10.0) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 23.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 10.2) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 23.0), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.