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Albuquerque Teal 607
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Albuquerque Teal sits at L* 61.2, a* -40.5, b* 3.7. Its hue angle is 175° and its chroma is 40.6, 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 31%.
LRV 30.3: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 30.3, Albuquerque Teal is lighter than 33% 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 Albuquerque Teal
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turquish | SW 6939 | 4.04 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Jargon Jade | SW 6753 | 4.29 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Julep | SW 6746 | 7.02 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Albuquerque Teal
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enchanted Wells | P430-5 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mermaid Song | 480B-5 | 2.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tropical Sea | HDC-MD-22 | 4.56 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Patrick | 2044-30 | 3.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Leaf | 2045-30 | 3.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Island Getaway | 593 | 3.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cayman Lagoon | 2046-30 | 4.04 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Hummingbird Green | 2042-30 | 4.13 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Garden View | 616 | 4.46 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Sea of Green 657 · lighter, LRV 37.4
- Mayan Green 615 · lighter, LRV 37.4
- Arlington Green 580 · lighter, LRV 38.5
- St. Patrick 2044-30 · darker, LRV 26.5
- Cabana Green 2039-30 · darker, LRV 26.2
- Hummingbird Green 2042-30 · darker, LRV 26.0
Colors that go with Albuquerque Teal
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Pink Ladies 1347 · complementary (180°)
- Four Leaf Clover 573 · analogous (−30°)
- Cool Aqua 2056-40 · analogous (+30°)
- California Lilac 2068-40 · triadic (120°)
- Peach Brandy 112 · triadic (240°)
Albuquerque Teal vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 18.1) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 30.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 21.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 21.8) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 30.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.