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Blue Toile 748
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, Blue Toile sits at L* 59.2, a* -16.5, b* -15.5. Its hue angle is 223° and its chroma is 22.7, 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 8%.
LRV 29.5: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 29.5, Blue Toile is lighter than 32% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Blue Toile
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 | 1.93 | Very close | |
| Manitou Blue | SW 6501 | 2.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Georgian Revival Blue | SW 7609 | 4.46 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Blue Toile
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teal Bayou | 530D-6 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| North Pole Blue | M480-5A | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Turquoise | BIC-53 | 3.49 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Blue | 2057-40 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Blue Lagoon | 2054-40 | 3.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Palace Blue | CW-605 | 3.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rendezvous Bay | 726 | 3.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Lake | 2053-40 | 3.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cool Blue | 2058-40 | 3.88 | 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.
- Majestic Blue 2051-40 · lighter, LRV 31.2
- Palace Blue CW-605 · lighter, LRV 33.3
- Whipple Blue HC-152 · lighter, LRV 32.4
- Rendezvous Bay 726 · darker, LRV 26.5
- Wilmington Spruce 754 · darker, LRV 25.7
- Blue Daisy 2062-40 · darker, LRV 25.6
Colors that go with Blue Toile
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Santa Rosa 1189 · complementary (180°)
- Majestic Blue 2051-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Lazy Sunday CC-846 · analogous (+30°)
- Purple Hyacinth 2073-40 · triadic (120°)
- Hiking Path 524 · triadic (240°)
Blue Toile vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 9.4) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 29.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 19.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 20.1) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 29.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.