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Winter Lake 2129-50
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Winter Lake sits at L* 69.7, a* -3.8, b* -7.1. Its hue angle is 242° and its chroma is 8.1, 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 13%.
LRV 41.0: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 41.0, Winter Lake is lighter than 45% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Winter Lake
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dockside Blue | SW 7601 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Aleutian | SW 6241 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Faded Flaxflower | SW 9146 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Winter Lake
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainy Sidewalk | HDC-CT-24 | 1.18 | Very close | |
| Blue Willow | 570F-4 | 1.21 | Very close | |
| Twilight | T13-6 | 1.93 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls | 1621 | 0.79 | Practically identical | |
| French Toile | CSP-595 | 1.76 | Very close | |
| Slate Blue | 1648 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Early Morning | CC-818 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Solitude | AF-545 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| New Hope Gray | 2130-50 | 2.53 | 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.
- Boothbay Gray HC-165 · lighter, LRV 43.3
- Sheer Romance 837 · lighter, LRV 44.6
- Glace Bay CC-814 · lighter, LRV 44.6
- Cobblestone Path 1606 · darker, LRV 37.3
- Comet 1628 · darker, LRV 36.3
- Dusty Cornflower CSP-605 · darker, LRV 36.2
Colors that go with Winter Lake
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Grège Avenue 991 · complementary (180°)
- Silken Blue CSP-670 · analogous (−30°)
- Yukon Sky 1439 · analogous (+30°)
- Magic Potion 1250 · triadic (120°)
- Flora AF-470 · triadic (240°)
Winter Lake vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 8.4) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 41.0), more yellow/warm, more muted.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 9.3) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 41.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 10.6) is lighter (LRV 44.1 vs 41.0), more yellow/warm, more muted.