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Blue Echo AF-505
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Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Blue Echo sits at L* 54.9, a* -8.1, b* -5.7. Its hue angle is 215° and its chroma is 9.9, so it leans blue-green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 15%.
LRV 24.4: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 24.4, Blue Echo is lighter than 27% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Blue Echo
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blustery Sky | SW 9140 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Moody Blue | SW 6221 | 3.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Refuge | SW 6228 | 4.49 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Blue Echo
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter In Paris | MQ6-03 | 0.60 | Practically identical | |
| Winter In Paris | MQ6-3 | 0.60 | Practically identical | |
| Polaris Blue | PPU13-06 | 1.79 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegean Teal | 2136-40 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Wetherburn's Blue | CW-580 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Dusk | 1644 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| West Coast | 1671 | 3.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| West Coast | CC-750 | 3.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Smokestack Gray | 2131-40 | 3.85 | 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.
- Dartsmouth Green 691 · lighter, LRV 25.9
- Avalon CC-756 · lighter, LRV 26.4
- Fort Pierce Green 712 · lighter, LRV 26.4
- Montpelier AF-555 · darker, LRV 22.4
- Baltic Sea CSP-680 · darker, LRV 22.2
- Alfresco 1672 · darker, LRV 21.7
Colors that go with Blue Echo
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Quietly Violet CSP-415 · complementary (180°)
- Dartsmouth Green 691 · analogous (−30°)
- Bachelor Blue 1629 · analogous (+30°)
- Frozen in Time 1448 · triadic (120°)
- Gunsmith Gray CW-65 · triadic (240°)
Blue Echo vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 1.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 11.8) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 24.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 13.4) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 24.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.