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Azure Water 677
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, Azure Water sits at L* 60.5, a* -17.4, b* -4.4. Its hue angle is 194° and its chroma is 17.9, 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 29.5: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 29.5, Azure Water is lighter than 32% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Azure Water
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudburst | SW 6487 | 3.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peacock Plume | SW 0020 | 3.68 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Composed | SW 6472 | 5.34 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Azure Water
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-Precious | MQ6-06 | 1.14 | Very close | |
| Semi-Precious | MQ6-6 | 1.14 | Very close | |
| Folk Song | T13-20 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majestic Blue | 2051-40 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Antiqued Aqua | CSP-705 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Florida Keys Blue | 2050-40 | 4.34 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Mill Springs Blue | HC-137 | 4.54 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Blue Spa | 2052-40 | 4.86 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Blue Lake | 2053-40 | 4.88 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Williamsburg Wythe Blue CW-590 · lighter, LRV 33.4
- Bracken Blue CW-600 · lighter, LRV 33.3
- Mill Springs Blue HC-137 · lighter, LRV 33.6
- Spotswood Teal CW-545 · darker, LRV 28.1
- Shenandoah 684 · darker, LRV 25.8
- Waterbury Green HC-136 · darker, LRV 25.8
Colors that go with Azure Water
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Rosewood 2082-40 · complementary (180°)
- Spotswood Teal CW-545 · analogous (−30°)
- Blue Toile 748 · analogous (+30°)
- Carolina Plum 1384 · triadic (120°)
- Clay 1034 · triadic (240°)
Azure Water vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 8.3) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 29.5), more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 15.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 16.9) is lighter (LRV 44.1 vs 29.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.