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Soft Jazz 809
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Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Soft Jazz sits at L* 66.0, a* -5.7, b* -17.8. Its hue angle is 252° and its chroma is 18.7, 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 4%.
LRV 37.1: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 37.1, Soft Jazz 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 Soft Jazz
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 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cosmos | SW 6528 | 2.81 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Baby Blue Eyes | SW 9070 | 3.28 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Soft Jazz
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Sky | PPU14-07 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Hawaiian Sky | PPU14-7 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Colorado Springs | 570D-4 | 1.64 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Bay | 802 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Denim Wash | 838 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Colonial Blue | 1677 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lafayette Blue | CW-610 | 4.33 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Nova Scotia Blue | 796 | 4.87 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Whipple Blue | HC-152 | 4.99 | 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
- Blue Jean 2062-50 · lighter, LRV 43.4
- Porcelain Glaze CSP-550 · 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 Soft Jazz
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dark Buff CSP-320 · complementary (180°)
- Bayville Blue 747 · analogous (−30°)
- Persian Violet 1419 · analogous (+30°)
- Amaryllis 1256 · triadic (120°)
- Greenwich Village 445 · triadic (240°)
Soft Jazz vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 13.9) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 37.1), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 14.8) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 37.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 16.7) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 37.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.