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Tea Room AF-270
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Tea Room sits at L* 51.4, a* 19.1, b* 11.4. Its hue angle is 31° and its chroma is 22.2, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 47%.
LRV 20.2: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 20.2, Tea Room 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 Tea Room
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reddened Earth | SW 6053 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rose Brocade | SW 0004 | 3.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Carley's Rose | SW 9002 | 4.54 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Tea Room
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandy | 190F-5 | 1.38 | Very close | |
| Vermilion | S150-5 | 1.42 | Very close | |
| Autumn Russet | MQ1-17 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Brown | 2104-40 | 1.88 | Very close | |
| Somerville Red | HC-62 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bourbon Street | 1257 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Texas Rose | 2092-40 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hickory Stick | 2103-40 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Mauve | 1265 | 3.56 | 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.
- Red River Clay 2091-40 · lighter, LRV 23.0
- Drenched Sienna 1182 · lighter, LRV 22.6
- Fox Run 1229 · lighter, LRV 22.8
- Sorrel Brown 1236 · darker, LRV 18.3
- Chocolate Pudding 1014 · darker, LRV 17.8
- Ten Gallon Hat 1210 · darker, LRV 18.2
Colors that go with Tea Room
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Salzburg Blue 755 · complementary (180°)
- Aplomb AF-625 · analogous (−30°)
- Wooded Vista 1162 · analogous (+30°)
- Fairmont Green HC-127 · triadic (120°)
- Yin Yang 824 · triadic (240°)
Tea Room vs popular colors
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 8.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 11.7) is lighter (LRV 23.6 vs 20.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 12.7) is darker (LRV 11.5 vs 20.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.