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Waterloo CSP-555
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Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Waterloo sits at L* 57.7, a* -1.2, b* -31.9. Its hue angle is 268° and its chroma is 31.9, 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 2%.
LRV 28.1: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 28.1, Waterloo 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 Waterloo
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dazzle | SW 6962 | 3.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Perfect Periwinkle | SW 9065 | 3.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lobelia | SW 6809 | 4.41 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Waterloo
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Come Sail Away | MQ4-26 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Lapis Lazuli | HDC-MD-02 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Castle Moat | 580B-6 | 2.48 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Lapis | 2067-40 | 2.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lazy Sunday | CC-846 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lazy Sunday | 803 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Dragon | 810 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brazilian Blue | 817 | 3.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Watertown | 818 | 5.92 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Brazilian Blue 817 · lighter, LRV 31.7
- Bayberry Blue 790 · lighter, LRV 33.1
- Nova Scotia Blue 796 · lighter, LRV 36.3
- Yin Yang 824 · darker, LRV 23.2
- Watertown 818 · darker, LRV 22.6
- Finley Blue CW-620 · darker, LRV 22.3
Colors that go with Waterloo
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Thyme 2148-20 · complementary (180°)
- Cool Blue 2058-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Softened Violet 1420 · analogous (+30°)
- Badlands 1293 · triadic (120°)
- Dunmore Green CW-540 · triadic (240°)
Waterloo vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 17.2) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 28.1), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 21.3) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 28.1), more yellow/warm, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 23.7) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 28.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.