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Foot Hills 2148-10
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Foot Hills sits at L* 50.8, a* 0.7, b* 30.8. Its hue angle is 89° and its chroma is 30.8, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 88%.
LRV 18.6: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 18.6, Foot Hills is lighter than 19% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Foot Hills
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal Grass | SW 6411 | 1.42 | Very close | |
| Fervent Brass | SW 6405 | 3.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grandiose | SW 6404 | 5.02 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Foot Hills
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Vineyards | M310-7 | 1.45 | Very close | |
| Eden Prairie | PPU6-20 | 1.56 | Very close | |
| Green Tea Leaf | M330-7 | 2.20 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newt Green | 2149-10 | 3.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Olivetone | 252 | 3.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dragonwell | CSP-930 | 4.82 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Perfectly Pesto | CSP-895 | 4.98 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Iced Coffee | CSP-985 | 5.17 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bittergreen | CSP-990 | 5.26 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Dragonwell CSP-930 · lighter, LRV 21.9
- Caramel Apple 1042 · lighter, LRV 22.4
- Olivetone 252 · lighter, LRV 21.7
- Toasted Marshmallow 1049 · darker, LRV 16.7
- Bittergreen CSP-990 · darker, LRV 18.2
- Silken Moss 237 · darker, LRV 16.2
Colors that go with Foot Hills
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Watertown 818 · complementary (180°)
- Runyon Canyon Tan 1140 · analogous (−30°)
- Courtyard Green 546 · analogous (+30°)
- Surf Blue 2056-30 · triadic (120°)
- Plum Perfect 1371 · triadic (240°)
Foot Hills vs popular colors
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 13.8) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 18.6), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 14.4) is lighter (LRV 25.9 vs 18.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 15.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.