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Pirate's Chest 230
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Pirate's Chest sits at L* 58.8, a* 1.5, b* 26.5. Its hue angle is 87° and its chroma is 26.5, 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 74%.
LRV 26.0: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 26.0, Pirate's Chest is lighter than 29% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Pirate's Chest
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangled Twine | SW 9538 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rattan Palm | SW 9533 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peristyle Brass | SW 0043 | 3.81 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Pirate's Chest
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Salt Green | S320-6 | 1.04 | Very close | |
| Fossil Butte | 350F-6 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Keemun | M330-6 | 3.61 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Tea | 236 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Woodstock Tan | HC-20 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Thyme | 2148-20 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Seville Tan | 251 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ivy League | 516 | 3.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mystic Gold | HC-37 | 3.61 | 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.
- Hiking Path 524 · lighter, LRV 30.1
- Maple Syrup CC-420 · lighter, LRV 29.8
- Maple Syrup 1105 · lighter, LRV 29.8
- Elk Horn AF-105 · darker, LRV 24.7
- Fairmont Gold 1071 · darker, LRV 24.4
- Free Spirit 245 · darker, LRV 24.4
Colors that go with Pirate's Chest
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Dragon 810 · complementary (180°)
- Lenape Trail 1222 · analogous (−30°)
- Forest Hills Green 433 · analogous (+30°)
- San Jose Blue 741 · triadic (120°)
- Purple Hyacinth 2073-40 · triadic (240°)
Pirate's Chest vs popular colors
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 7.7) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 26.0), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 12.5) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 12.9) is lighter (LRV 36.5 vs 26.0), more red/pink, more saturated.