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Rendezvous Bay 726
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Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Rendezvous Bay sits at L* 57.1, a* -18.5, b* -11.9. Its hue angle is 213° and its chroma is 22.0, 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 10%.
LRV 26.5: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 26.5, Rendezvous Bay is lighter than 29% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Rendezvous Bay
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore | SW 6494 | 2.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cloudburst | SW 6487 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Manitou Blue | SW 6501 | 3.93 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Rendezvous Bay
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagoon | 520D-6 | 1.83 | Very close | |
| Teal Bayou | 530D-6 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cabana Blue | HDC-AC-23A | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Lake | 2053-40 | 3.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wilmington Spruce | 754 | 3.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Toile | 748 | 3.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Lagoon | 2054-40 | 3.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ash Blue | 2057-40 | 4.06 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Meridian Blue | 761 | 4.99 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Blue Toile 748 · lighter, LRV 29.5
- Blue Lagoon 2054-40 · lighter, LRV 29.9
- Ash Blue 2057-40 · lighter, LRV 30.2
- Mayo Teal CW-570 · darker, LRV 23.2
- Baltic Sea CSP-680 · darker, LRV 22.2
- Fiji AF-525 · darker, LRV 21.4
Colors that go with Rendezvous Bay
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Brown Teepee 2102-40 · complementary (180°)
- Soft Spruce 671 · analogous (−30°)
- Blue Daisy 2062-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Purple Hyacinth 2073-40 · triadic (120°)
- Ivy League 516 · triadic (240°)
Rendezvous Bay vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 8.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 19.1) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 26.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 19.4) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 26.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.