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Rhine River 689
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Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Rhine River sits at L* 74.1, a* -8.8, b* -0.1. Its hue angle is 181° and its chroma is 8.8, so it leans blue-green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 26%.
LRV 47.1: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 47.1, Rhine River is lighter than 51% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Rhine River
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festoon Aqua | SW 0019 | 1.45 | Very close | |
| Aquaverde | SW 9051 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hazel | SW 6471 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Rhine River
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Surface | QE-43 | 1.23 | Very close | |
| Garden Twilight | S430-3 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Opal Silk | PPU12-8 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wythe Blue | HC-143 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Catalina Blue | 703 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wedgewood Gray | HC-146 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Kensington Green | 710 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Warm Springs | 682 | 3.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pleasant Valley | 696 | 4.18 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Metropolitan AF-690 · lighter, LRV 50.0
- Pleasant Valley 696 · lighter, LRV 50.5
- Half Moon Crest 1481 · lighter, LRV 51.0
- St. Lucia Teal 683 · darker, LRV 43.8
- Boothbay Gray HC-165 · darker, LRV 43.3
- Raindance 1572 · darker, LRV 43.5
Colors that go with Rhine River
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Homespun Charm 1249 · complementary (180°)
- Pleasant Valley 696 · analogous (−30°)
- Cape Blue 1642 · analogous (+30°)
- Spring Violet 2117-50 · triadic (120°)
- Knitting Basket CSP-405 · triadic (240°)
Rhine River vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 6.3) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 47.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 6.5) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 47.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 7.1) is darker (LRV 44.1 vs 47.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.