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Tropical Teal 734
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, Tropical Teal sits at L* 51.5, a* -30.0, b* -9.4. Its hue angle is 197° and its chroma is 31.4, 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 21.4: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 21.4, Tropical Teal is lighter than 22% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Tropical 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream | SW 6768 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tempo Teal | SW 6947 | 3.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Splashy | SW 6942 | 3.32 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Tropical 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taos Turquoise | HDC-FL13-12 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tucson Teal | 500B-7 | 2.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Thai Teal | M460-6 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Shores | 665 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aruba Blue | 2048-30 | 3.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Surf Blue | 2056-30 | 5.32 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Geddy Verdigris | CW-550 | 5.83 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Soft Spruce | 671 | 6.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Largo Teal | 742 | 6.85 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Wilmington Spruce 754 · lighter, LRV 25.7
- Soft Spruce 671 · lighter, LRV 26.9
- San Jose Blue 741 · lighter, LRV 28.1
- Surf Blue 2056-30 · darker, LRV 18.2
- Teal Ocean 2049-30 · darker, LRV 17.2
- Largo Teal 742 · darker, LRV 16.7
Colors that go with Tropical Teal
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Raspberry Glacé CSP-430 · complementary (180°)
- Juniper Green 601 · analogous (−30°)
- Pacific Palisades 762 · analogous (+30°)
- Charmed Violet 1398 · triadic (120°)
- Warm Tan 2162-30 · triadic (240°)
Tropical Teal vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 13.4) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 21.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 21.4) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 21.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 23.0) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 21.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.