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Pacific Palisades 762
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, Pacific Palisades sits at L* 49.8, a* -21.3, b* -20.8. Its hue angle is 224° and its chroma is 29.8, 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 4%.
LRV 20.1: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 20.1, Pacific Palisades is lighter than 21% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Pacific Palisades
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 | 1.40 | Very close | |
| Blue Mosque | SW 6789 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Briny | SW 6775 | 3.54 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Pacific Palisades
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba Blue | P480-6 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Valley Of Glaciers | M480-6 | 2.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Precious Stone | M470-6 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg Blue | 755 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Caribbean Blue Water | 2055-30 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Surf Blue | 2056-30 | 4.86 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Avalon Teal | CSP-645 | 4.91 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Calypso Blue | 727 | 5.17 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Randolph Blue | CW-615 | 5.40 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Meridian Blue 761 · lighter, LRV 25.6
- Blue Daisy 2062-40 · 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 Pacific Palisades
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Ten Gallon Hat 1210 · complementary (180°)
- Tropical Teal 734 · analogous (−30°)
- Finley Blue CW-620 · analogous (+30°)
- Plum Perfect 1371 · triadic (120°)
- Perfectly Pesto CSP-895 · triadic (240°)
Pacific Palisades vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 12.9) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 20.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 18.0) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 20.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 21.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.