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Palm Coast Teal 733
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, Palm Coast Teal sits at L* 63.5, a* -30.5, b* -9.2. Its hue angle is 197° and its chroma is 31.8, 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 12%.
LRV 33.3: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 33.3, Palm Coast Teal is lighter than 36% 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 Palm Coast Teal
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquarium | SW 6767 | 1.97 | Very close | |
| Surfer | SW 6946 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Biscay | SW 6940 | 3.87 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Palm Coast Teal
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | P460-5 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Larkspur Blue | HDC-SP16-06 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mermaid Treasure | 500B-5 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poseidon | 664 | 3.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Spa | 2052-40 | 3.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peacock Blue | 2049-40 | 4.19 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cool Aqua | 2056-40 | 4.64 | Similar, clearly different | |
| San Jose Blue | 741 | 4.91 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Harbor Side Blue | 740 | 4.97 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Baltimore Sky 760 · lighter, LRV 36.8
- Peacock Blue 2049-40 · lighter, LRV 36.6
- Gulf Stream 670 · lighter, LRV 38.7
- Blue Spa 2052-40 · darker, LRV 29.4
- San Jose Blue 741 · darker, LRV 28.1
- Soft Spruce 671 · darker, LRV 26.9
Colors that go with Palm Coast Teal
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Genuine Pink 2005-40 · complementary (180°)
- Medici Malachite 600 · analogous (−30°)
- Dream I Can Fly 769 · analogous (+30°)
- Mighty Aphrodite 1397 · triadic (120°)
- Richmond Gold HC-41 · triadic (240°)
Palm Coast Teal vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 15.0) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 33.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 21.0) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 33.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 21.2) is lighter (LRV 44.1 vs 33.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.