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Savannah Shade 525
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, Savannah Shade sits at L* 55.9, a* -2.8, b* 25.7. Its hue angle is 96° and its chroma is 25.9, 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 75%.
LRV 24.4: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 24.4, Savannah Shade is lighter than 27% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Savannah Shade
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Green | SW 6418 | 2.78 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sheraton Sage | SW 0014 | 3.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Renwick Olive | SW 2815 | 4.84 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Savannah Shade
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dash Of Oregano | S330-6 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Fertile Green | S340-6 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Scene | S350-5 | 3.07 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alligator Green | 2143-20 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ivy League | 516 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nature's Reflection | 504 | 3.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| G.I. Green | 2149-20 | 3.81 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Winding Vines | 532 | 4.29 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Thyme | 2148-20 | 4.33 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Ivy League 516 · lighter, LRV 26.4
- Byzantine Gold 1099 · lighter, LRV 26.3
- Mystic Gold HC-37 · lighter, LRV 26.7
- Home on the Range 483 · darker, LRV 21.8
- Chopped Dill 496 · darker, LRV 21.0
- Newt Green 2149-10 · darker, LRV 19.6
Colors that go with Savannah Shade
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Yin Yang 824 · complementary (180°)
- Café au Lait CSP-290 · analogous (−30°)
- Forest Hills Green 433 · analogous (+30°)
- Wilmington Spruce 754 · triadic (120°)
- Purple Hyacinth 2073-40 · triadic (240°)
Savannah Shade vs popular colors
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 10.0) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 24.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 12.7) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 24.4), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 15.2) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 24.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.