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Baby Turtle 515
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, Baby Turtle sits at L* 69.3, a* -1.8, b* 20.0. Its hue angle is 95° and its chroma is 20.1, 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 67%.
LRV 39.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 39.6, Baby Turtle is lighter than 43% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Baby Turtle
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Sage | SW 7736 | 1.53 | Very close | |
| Ruskin Room Green | SW 0042 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Earthy Ochre | SW 9532 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Baby Turtle
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fennel Seed | S330-4 | 1.26 | Very close | |
| Kaffir Lime | PPU8-08 | 1.44 | Very close | |
| Makrut Lime | PPU8-08A | 1.44 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danville Tan | HC-91 | 2.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lapland | AF-410 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nature's Scenery | 1524 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Providence Olive | HC-98 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Elemental | AF-400 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Yorkshire Tan | HC-23 | 3.12 | 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.
- Grasslands CC-590 · lighter, LRV 41.8
- Grasslands 502 · lighter, LRV 41.8
- Oak Ridge 235 · lighter, LRV 42.5
- Meditation AF-395 · darker, LRV 36.5
- Coffeehouse Tan CW-130 · darker, LRV 36.9
- Nature's Scenery 1524 · darker, LRV 35.4
Colors that go with Baby Turtle
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Pressed Violet CSP-520 · complementary (180°)
- Fox Hedge Tan 1167 · analogous (−30°)
- Russell Green CW-495 · analogous (+30°)
- Bayville Blue 747 · triadic (120°)
- Caribbean Sunset 1377 · triadic (240°)
Baby Turtle vs popular colors
- Sea Gull Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-72, ΔE 8.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 8.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 9.0) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 39.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.