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Fancy Pants CSP-525
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, Fancy Pants sits at L* 41.8, a* 7.1, b* -27.1. Its hue angle is 285° and its chroma is 28.0, 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 14.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 14.6, Fancy Pants is lighter than 14% of Benjamin Moore colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Fancy Pants
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxe Blue | SW 6537 | 5.13 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Gentian | SW 6817 | 6.80 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Mesmerize | SW 6544 | 7.23 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Fancy Pants
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breathtaking | 610B-7 | 0.80 | Practically identical | |
| Gem | S-G-610 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wizard | S-G-620 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bistro Blue | 1421 | 3.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Nova | 825 | 4.67 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Southern Belle | 819 | 5.08 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Blue Heron | 832 | 5.85 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Twilight Blue | 2067-30 | 6.69 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Darkest Grape | 2069-30 | 6.73 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Blue Nova 825 · lighter, LRV 17.0
- Nile Blue CSP-560 · lighter, LRV 18.1
- Waterdrop CC-902 · lighter, LRV 21.5
- Darkest Grape 2069-30 · darker, LRV 13.1
- Bistro Blue 1421 · darker, LRV 13.3
- Mauve Bauhaus 1407 · darker, LRV 12.8
Colors that go with Fancy Pants
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Guacamole 2144-10 · complementary (180°)
- Santa Monica Blue 776 · analogous (−30°)
- Fire and Ice 1392 · analogous (+30°)
- Pumice Stone 1197 · triadic (120°)
- Deep Jungle 595 · triadic (240°)
Fancy Pants vs popular colors
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 9.6) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 14.6), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 14.3) is darker (LRV 8.4 vs 14.6), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Shadow (Benjamin Moore 2117-30, ΔE 14.9) is darker (LRV 9.3 vs 14.6), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.