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Soft Spruce 671
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, Soft Spruce sits at L* 57.4, a* -27.1, b* -5.8. Its hue angle is 192° and its chroma is 27.7, 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 16%.
LRV 26.9: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 26.9, Soft Spruce is lighter than 30% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Soft Spruce
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biscay | SW 6940 | 3.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Splashy | SW 6942 | 4.73 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Nifty Turquoise | SW 6941 | 4.83 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Soft Spruce
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirage Lake | 500D-6 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aquatic Green | 510D-6 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Paradise Landscape | P460-6 | 3.42 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Spa | 2052-40 | 3.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| San Jose Blue | 741 | 4.21 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Gulf Shores | 665 | 5.25 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Poseidon | 664 | 5.38 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Majestic Blue | 2051-40 | 5.73 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Aruba Blue | 2048-30 | 5.76 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Blue Spa 2052-40 · lighter, LRV 29.4
- Blue Lake 2053-40 · lighter, LRV 30.2
- Azure Water 677 · lighter, LRV 29.5
- Geddy Verdigris CW-550 · darker, LRV 22.1
- Gulf Shores 665 · darker, LRV 22.1
- Aruba Blue 2048-30 · darker, LRV 21.1
Colors that go with Soft Spruce
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Burgundy Rose 1280 · complementary (180°)
- Alpine Trail 622 · analogous (−30°)
- Wilmington Spruce 754 · analogous (+30°)
- Crocus Petal Purple 2071-40 · triadic (120°)
- Gingersnaps 1063 · triadic (240°)
Soft Spruce vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 12.0) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 26.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 19.9) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 26.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 21.4) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 26.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.