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San Francisco Bay 802
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, San Francisco Bay sits at L* 66.3, a* -7.8, b* -20.2. Its hue angle is 249° and its chroma is 21.7, so it reads as an outright blue rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 2%.
LRV 37.8: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 37.8, San Francisco Bay is lighter than 41% 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 San Francisco Bay
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notable Hue | SW 6521 | 4.21 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Regale Blue | SW 6801 | 4.22 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Baby Blue Eyes | SW 9070 | 4.30 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to San Francisco Bay
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirror Lake | M520-4 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Colorado Springs | 570D-4 | 2.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hawaiian Sky | PPU14-07 | 3.49 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Jazz | 809 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lafayette Blue | CW-610 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Colonial Blue | 1677 | 3.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| I've Got the Blues | 774 | 3.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nova Scotia Blue | 796 | 3.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Belle Island | 782 | 4.37 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Newborn's Eyes 1663 · lighter, LRV 41.2
- Sea to Shining Sea 789 · lighter, LRV 43.8
- Blue Jean 2062-50 · lighter, LRV 43.4
- Labrador Blue 1670 · darker, LRV 33.1
- Whipple Blue HC-152 · darker, LRV 32.4
- Niagara Falls 1657 · darker, LRV 32.4
Colors that go with San Francisco Bay
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Saddle Tan 1124 · complementary (180°)
- Bayville Blue 747 · analogous (−30°)
- Persian Violet 1419 · analogous (+30°)
- Palermo Rose 1278 · triadic (120°)
- Greenwich Village 445 · triadic (240°)
San Francisco Bay vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 14.4) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 37.8), more yellow/warm, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 15.5) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 37.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 17.9) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 37.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.