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Harbor Town 493
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Harbor Town sits at L* 81.0, a* -5.1, b* 15.0. Its hue angle is 109° and its chroma is 15.8, so it reads as an outright green rather than a neutral. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 62%.
LRV 56.5: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 56.5, Harbor Town is lighter than 61% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Harbor Town
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthus | SW 0029 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Baize Green | SW 6429 | 3.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Recycled Glass | SW 7747 | 3.32 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Harbor Town
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilled Cucumber | BIC-13 | 1.29 | Very close | |
| Cilantro Cream | PPU9-18 | 1.37 | Very close | |
| Balance Green | S360-3 | 1.81 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford Green | HC-116 | 0.97 | Practically identical | |
| Levingston Green | CW-490 | 1.66 | Very close | |
| Maidenhair Fern | 500 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Soft Fern | 2144-40 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mesquite | 501 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dried Parsley | 522 | 2.43 | 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.
- Havana Tan 1121 · lighter, LRV 60.7
- Mansfield Tan 248 · lighter, LRV 59.8
- Dunmore Cream HC-29 · lighter, LRV 59.8
- Crown Point Sand HC-90 · darker, LRV 52.9
- Laurel Canyon Beige 242 · darker, LRV 52.9
- Mesquite 501 · darker, LRV 53.2
Colors that go with Harbor Town
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Purple Lace 2068-60 · complementary (180°)
- Cocoa Sand 1122 · analogous (−30°)
- Desert Green 443 · analogous (+30°)
- Hawaiian Breeze 772 · triadic (120°)
- Baby's Mittens 1368 · triadic (240°)
Harbor Town vs popular colors
- Guilford Green (Benjamin Moore HC-116, ΔE 1.0) is about as light.
- Soft Fern (Benjamin Moore 2144-40, ΔE 2.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Manchester Tan (Benjamin Moore HC-81, ΔE 5.9) is lighter (LRV 63.2 vs 56.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.