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Wilmington Spruce 754
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, Wilmington Spruce sits at L* 55.9, a* -22.6, b* -16.1. Its hue angle is 215° and its chroma is 27.7, 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 7%.
LRV 25.7: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 25.7, Wilmington Spruce is lighter than 28% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Wilmington Spruce
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 | 4.70 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Tempo Teal | SW 6947 | 4.75 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Capri | SW 6788 | 5.19 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Wilmington Spruce
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 | 1.96 | Very close | |
| Prophetic Sea | MQ6-34 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Teal Bayou | 530D-6 | 3.23 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Blue | 761 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rendezvous Bay | 726 | 3.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Lagoon | 2054-40 | 3.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ash Blue | 2057-40 | 4.54 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Blue Toile | 748 | 4.65 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Blue Lake | 2053-40 | 4.85 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- San Jose Blue 741 · lighter, LRV 28.1
- Blue Toile 748 · lighter, LRV 29.5
- Cool Blue 2058-40 · lighter, LRV 29.9
- Tropical Teal 734 · darker, LRV 21.4
- Salzburg Blue 755 · darker, LRV 21.0
- Pacific Palisades 762 · darker, LRV 20.1
Colors that go with Wilmington Spruce
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Badlands 1293 · complementary (180°)
- Soft Spruce 671 · analogous (−30°)
- Electric Blue 2061-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Purple Hyacinth 2073-40 · triadic (120°)
- Savannah Shade 525 · triadic (240°)
Wilmington Spruce vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 10.9) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 21.3) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 25.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 21.9) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 25.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.