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Intercoastal Green 672
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, Intercoastal Green sits at L* 45.0, a* -22.7, b* -5.0. Its hue angle is 192° and its chroma is 23.2, 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 19%.
LRV 16.4: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.4, Intercoastal Green is lighter than 16% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Intercoastal Green
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxi Teal | SW 6769 | 3.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grand Canal | SW 6488 | 4.30 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Green Bay | SW 6481 | 4.65 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Intercoastal Green
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Green | 500D-7 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Greensleeves | 490D-7 | 3.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Essential Teal | T15-3 | 3.66 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Green | 2050-30 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Casco Bay | 2051-30 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Largo Teal | 742 | 3.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Teal Ocean | 2049-30 | 3.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tropical Turquoise | 2052-30 | 3.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Juniper | 2048-20 | 4.65 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Calypso Blue 727 · lighter, LRV 18.3
- Highlands Green 650 · lighter, LRV 18.7
- Pacific Rim 678 · lighter, LRV 19.1
- Casco Bay 2051-30 · darker, LRV 15.1
- Tropical Turquoise 2052-30 · darker, LRV 14.6
- North Sea Green 2053-30 · darker, LRV 14.8
Colors that go with Intercoastal Green
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Love Affair 1266 · complementary (180°)
- Steamed Spinach 643 · analogous (−30°)
- Avalon Teal CSP-645 · analogous (+30°)
- Cupid's Dart 1385 · triadic (120°)
- Blue Ridge Mountains 1043 · triadic (240°)
Intercoastal Green vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 14.2) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 16.4), more red/pink, more muted.
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 17.0) is darker (LRV 6.4 vs 16.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 18.7) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 16.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.