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Soft Chinchilla 2135-50
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Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Soft Chinchilla sits at L* 77.3, a* -6.4, b* -5.0. Its hue angle is 218° and its chroma is 8.2, so it leans blue-green 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 14%.
LRV 52.7: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 52.7, Soft Chinchilla is lighter than 57% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Soft Chinchilla
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billowy Breeze | SW 9055 | 1.15 | Very close | |
| Rain | SW 6219 | 2.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Take Five | SW 6513 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Soft Chinchilla
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozone | PPU13-14 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Gentle Sea | S470-2 | 1.82 | Very close | |
| Floating Blue | HDC-SM14-8 | 1.84 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Porcelain | 1641 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Blue Stream | 1668 | 1.78 | Very close | |
| Paradiso | 717 | 1.90 | Very close | |
| Yarmouth Blue | HC-150 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gossamer Blue | 2123-40 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cape Blue | 1642 | 2.70 | 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.
- Blue Stream 1668 · lighter, LRV 55.8
- Silver Lake 1598 · lighter, LRV 54.8
- Smoke 2122-40 · lighter, LRV 56.4
- Northern Air 1676 · darker, LRV 49.3
- November Skies 2128-50 · darker, LRV 48.5
- Rhine River 689 · darker, LRV 47.1
Colors that go with Soft Chinchilla
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Batik AF-610 · complementary (180°)
- Wedgewood Gray HC-146 · analogous (−30°)
- Blue Heather 1620 · analogous (+30°)
- Violet Petal 1382 · triadic (120°)
- Winterwood 1486 · triadic (240°)
Soft Chinchilla vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 3.4) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 52.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 7.2) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 52.7), more yellow/warm.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 8.4) is darker (LRV 48.2 vs 52.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.