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Graceful Sea 767
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, Graceful Sea sits at L* 74.4, a* -18.1, b* -17.9. Its hue angle is 225° and its chroma is 25.4, 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 4%.
LRV 48.8: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 48.8, Graceful Sea is lighter than 53% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Graceful Sea
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surfin' | SW 9048 | 1.32 | Very close | |
| Candid Blue | SW 6953 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nautilus | SW 6780 | 3.34 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Graceful Sea
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Flow | 520B-4 | 1.26 | Very close | |
| Bliss Blue | 530B-4 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Big Chill | P490-3 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaside Blue | 2054-50 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Turquoise Powder | 2057-50 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aquarium Blue | 2058-50 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pool Party | 2059-50 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Heavenly Peace | 746 | 3.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Madison Avenue | 759 | 3.40 | 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.
- Fairy Tale Blue 2055-50 · lighter, LRV 52.4
- Blue Rapids 745 · lighter, LRV 52.5
- Clearlake 738 · lighter, LRV 54.5
- Athenian Blue 773 · darker, LRV 44.9
- Clear Sailing CC-784 · darker, LRV 44.9
- Tidal Wave 2061-50 · darker, LRV 44.0
Colors that go with Graceful Sea
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Salmon Mousse 046 · complementary (180°)
- Burbank Blue 732 · analogous (−30°)
- Blue Marguerite 2063-50 · analogous (+30°)
- Pink Pansy 2083-50 · triadic (120°)
- Georgian Green HC-115 · triadic (240°)
Graceful Sea vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 14.0) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 48.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 16.5) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 48.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 18.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.