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Brookdale Gardens 599
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Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Brookdale Gardens sits at L* 75.2, a* -24.8, b* 3.5. Its hue angle is 172° and its chroma is 25.0, so it reads as an outright blue-green rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 34%.
LRV 48.3: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 48.3, Brookdale Gardens is lighter than 53% 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 Brookdale Gardens
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquastone | SW 9043 | 1.83 | Very close | |
| Little Blue Box | SW 9044 | 3.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Larchmere | SW 6752 | 3.96 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Brookdale Gardens
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearmint Frosting | HDC-WR14-8 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| March Aquamarine | P440-4 | 3.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tropical Trail | P420-3 | 3.55 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eucalyptus | 621 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Key Largo Green | 620 | 3.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fun 'n Games | 647 | 3.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lady Liberty | 585 | 3.78 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hazy Blue | 2040-50 | 3.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spring Fresh | 591 | 4.17 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Key Largo Green 620 · lighter, LRV 52.5
- Florida Keys 578 · lighter, LRV 54.5
- Fun 'n Games 647 · lighter, LRV 53.8
- Northern Lights 586 · darker, LRV 42.7
- Eucalyptus 621 · darker, LRV 42.9
- Kokopelli Teal 648 · darker, LRV 40.5
Colors that go with Brookdale Gardens
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Strawberry 2085-50 · complementary (180°)
- Douglas Fern 563 · analogous (−30°)
- Un-Teal We Meet Again 739 · analogous (+30°)
- Victorian Trim 2068-50 · triadic (120°)
- Peach Blossom 2175-50 · triadic (240°)
Brookdale Gardens vs popular colors
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 13.5) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 48.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 14.9) is darker (LRV 45.5 vs 48.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 15.7) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 48.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.