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Gulf Shores 665
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, Gulf Shores sits at L* 52.4, a* -32.4, b* -6.4. Its hue angle is 191° and its chroma is 33.0, 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 15%.
LRV 22.1: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 22.1, Gulf Shores is lighter than 24% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Gulf Shores
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty Turquoise | SW 6941 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Thermal Spring | SW 6761 | 4.07 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Splashy | SW 6942 | 4.52 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Gulf Shores
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taos Turquoise | HDC-FL13-12 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Emerald Coast | 490B-6 | 3.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mystic Turquoise | P450-7 | 3.46 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba Blue | 2048-30 | 0.91 | Practically identical | |
| Tropical Teal | 734 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Geddy Verdigris | CW-550 | 3.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Neptune Green | 658 | 4.47 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Soft Spruce | 671 | 5.25 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rolling Hill Green | 2047-30 | 6.45 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Soft Spruce 671 · lighter, LRV 26.9
- San Jose Blue 741 · lighter, LRV 28.1
- Blue Spa 2052-40 · lighter, LRV 29.4
- Green Gables 2041-30 · darker, LRV 19.0
- Surf Blue 2056-30 · darker, LRV 18.2
- Lucky Shamrock 609 · darker, LRV 18.1
Colors that go with Gulf Shores
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Prom Dress 1273 · complementary (180°)
- Luck of the Irish 588 · analogous (−30°)
- Pacific Palisades 762 · analogous (+30°)
- Charmed Violet 1398 · triadic (120°)
- Warm Tan 2162-30 · triadic (240°)
Gulf Shores vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 14.0) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 22.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 21.7) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 22.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 22.7) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 22.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.