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Lake Victoria 668
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Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Lake Victoria sits at L* 80.2, a* -17.9, b* -3.6. Its hue angle is 191° and its chroma is 18.2, 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 13%.
LRV 57.1: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 57.1, Lake Victoria is lighter than 62% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Lake Victoria
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bora Bora Shore | SW 9045 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aqueduct | SW 6758 | 2.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spa | SW 6765 | 3.21 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Lake Victoria
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica Bay | 500D-4 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Big Surf | M460-3 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aqua Spray | 500A-3 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterfall | 2050-50 | 1.59 | Very close | |
| Spectra Blue | 2049-50 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sea Mist Green | 2041-50 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sonoma Skies | 737 | 3.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Surf City | 731 | 3.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Oceanic Teal | 669 | 3.78 | 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.
- Delano Waters 766 · lighter, LRV 61.1
- Sea Isle 751 · lighter, LRV 61.7
- Copper Patina 619 · lighter, LRV 61.0
- Clearlake 738 · darker, LRV 54.5
- Key Largo Green 620 · darker, LRV 52.5
- Blue Rapids 745 · darker, LRV 52.5
Colors that go with Lake Victoria
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Tara 1270 · complementary (180°)
- Spruce Green 2035-50 · analogous (−30°)
- Delano Waters 766 · analogous (+30°)
- Grape Ice 1395 · triadic (120°)
- Sycamore 1137 · triadic (240°)
Lake Victoria vs popular colors
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 9.9) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 57.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 11.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray Cashmere (Benjamin Moore 2138-60, ΔE 13.9) is lighter (LRV 64.5 vs 57.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.