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Peacock Feathers 724
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, Peacock Feathers sits at L* 73.4, a* -14.6, b* -11.1. Its hue angle is 217° and its chroma is 18.3, 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 11%.
LRV 47.0: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 47.0, Peacock Feathers 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 Peacock Feathers
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After the Rain | SW 9047 | 1.94 | Very close | |
| Ebbtide | SW 6493 | 2.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rapture Blue | SW 6773 | 2.89 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Peacock Feathers
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Lake | M470-4 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cosmic Blue | MQ6-32 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Echo | S460-3 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavenly Peace | 746 | 0.80 | Practically identical | |
| Passion Blue | 2053-50 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Seaside Blue | 2054-50 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Turquoise Powder | 2057-50 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Chesapeake Blue | CW-595 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pool Blue | 2052-50 | 2.62 | 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.
- Oceanic Teal 669 · lighter, LRV 49.6
- How Blue Am I? 752 · lighter, LRV 49.9
- Un-Teal We Meet Again 739 · lighter, LRV 50.3
- Blue Jean 2062-50 · darker, LRV 43.4
- Ocean City Blue 718 · darker, LRV 42.4
- Saratoga Springs 1669 · darker, LRV 41.8
Colors that go with Peacock Feathers
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Rosetta 038 · complementary (180°)
- Anderson Blue CW-565 · analogous (−30°)
- Blue Bayou 801 · analogous (+30°)
- Angelina 1376 · triadic (120°)
- Baffin Island 243 · triadic (240°)
Peacock Feathers vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 11.1) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 47.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 13.2) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 47.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 15.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.