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Urban Legend 238
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Urban Legend sits at L* 46.0, a* 1.7, b* 18.6. Its hue angle is 85° and its chroma is 18.7, 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 71%.
LRV 15.0: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 15.0, Urban Legend is lighter than 14% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Urban Legend
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twig Basket | SW 9529 | 1.22 | Very close | |
| Roycroft Brass | SW 2843 | 1.52 | Very close | |
| High Tea | SW 6159 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Urban Legend
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive | PPU8-01 | 1.02 | Very close | |
| Olive | PPU8-1 | 1.02 | Very close | |
| Lemon Pepper | 750D-6 | 1.19 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silken Moss | 237 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aged Bronze | 231 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sage | 2143-10 | 3.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bittergreen | CSP-990 | 3.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Kentucky Birch | CSP-265 | 4.13 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Evening Grove | 1526 | 4.19 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Greenbrook 517 · lighter, LRV 17.0
- Bittergreen CSP-990 · lighter, LRV 18.2
- Fairview Taupe HC-85 · lighter, LRV 18.0
- Sterling Forest 518 · darker, LRV 14.2
- Evening Grove 1526 · darker, LRV 13.7
- Trailing Vines 1505 · darker, LRV 13.5
Colors that go with Urban Legend
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Nile Blue CSP-560 · complementary (180°)
- Saddle Soap 2110-30 · analogous (−30°)
- Pine Brook 490 · analogous (+30°)
- Newport Green 2050-30 · triadic (120°)
- Cupid's Dart 1385 · triadic (240°)
Urban Legend vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 10.5) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 15.0), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 11.8) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 15.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 14.2) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 15.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.