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Salzburg Blue 755
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, Salzburg Blue sits at L* 50.5, a* -20.5, b* -15.6. Its hue angle is 217° and its chroma is 25.7, 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 6%.
LRV 21.0: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 21.0, Salzburg Blue 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 Salzburg Blue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruising | SW 6782 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Briny | SW 6775 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Great Falls | SW 6495 | 4.53 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Salzburg Blue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious Stone | M470-6 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Calypso Blue | HDC-CL-27 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Slushie | HDC-SM16-06 | 3.16 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Palisades | 762 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Surf Blue | 2056-30 | 3.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Caribbean Blue Water | 2055-30 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Calypso Blue | 727 | 3.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wilmington Spruce | 754 | 5.37 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Baltic Sea | CSP-680 | 5.46 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Baltic Sea CSP-680 · lighter, LRV 22.2
- Meridian Blue 761 · lighter, LRV 25.6
- Wilmington Spruce 754 · lighter, LRV 25.7
- Calypso Blue 727 · darker, LRV 18.3
- Caribbean Blue Water 2055-30 · darker, LRV 18.1
- Avalon Teal CSP-645 · darker, LRV 17.6
Colors that go with Salzburg Blue
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Brickyard Clay CW-235 · complementary (180°)
- Geddy Verdigris CW-550 · analogous (−30°)
- Randolph Blue CW-615 · analogous (+30°)
- Plum Perfect 1371 · triadic (120°)
- Chopped Dill 496 · triadic (240°)
Salzburg Blue vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 11.0) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 21.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 18.5) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 21.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 19.6) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 21.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.