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Taiga CC-696
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Taiga sits at L* 60.0, a* -1.8, b* 10.1. Its hue angle is 100° and its chroma is 10.2, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 43%.
LRV 28.5: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 28.5, Taiga is lighter than 31% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Taiga
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canal Street | SW 9523 | 0.55 | Practically identical | |
| Featherstone | SW 9518 | 2.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Honed Soapstone | SW 9126 | 2.52 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Taiga
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muted Sage | N350-5 | 0.66 | Practically identical | |
| Pavement Gray | MQ6-25 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Carriage Door | 770D-5 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Mountain | 1488 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Gettysburg Gray | HC-107 | 1.66 | Very close | |
| Creekside Green | 2141-40 | 2.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Copley Gray | HC-104 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wildwood Crest | 1538 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Storm Cloud Gray | 2140-40 | 2.76 | 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.
- Gothic Arch CSP-80 · lighter, LRV 31.1
- Creekside Green 2141-40 · lighter, LRV 31.4
- Briarwood HC-175 · lighter, LRV 31.8
- Desert Twilight 2137-40 · darker, LRV 26.6
- Cathedral Gray CSP-205 · darker, LRV 26.4
- Cos Cob Stonewall 1483 · darker, LRV 26.2
Colors that go with Taiga
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Faded Violet CSP-455 · complementary (180°)
- Ticonderoga Taupe 992 · analogous (−30°)
- High Park 467 · analogous (+30°)
- Province Blue 2135-40 · triadic (120°)
- Hazy Lilac 2116-40 · triadic (240°)
Taiga vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 3.8) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 28.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 5.2) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 28.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 8.1) is lighter (LRV 37.0 vs 28.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.