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Subway Tile® CSP-585
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Subtle blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Subway Tile® sits at L* 71.0, a* -2.3, b* -1.4. Its hue angle is 211° and its chroma is 2.6, so it leans blue-green only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 21%.
LRV 42.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 42.6, Subway Tile® is lighter than 46% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Subway Tile®
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncertain Gray | SW 6234 | 0.28 | Practically identical | |
| Morning Fog | SW 6255 | 1.34 | Very close | |
| Online | SW 7072 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Subway Tile®
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tin Foil | N500-3 | 1.45 | Very close | |
| Flint Smoke | 730F-4 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stargazer | N510-3 | 2.10 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gull Wing Gray | 2134-50 | 0.61 | Practically identical | |
| Marina Gray | 1599 | 1.32 | Very close | |
| Boothbay Gray | HC-165 | 1.94 | Very close | |
| Slate | CW-700 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Adagio | 1593 | 2.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Silent Night | 1613 | 2.62 | 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.
- Celtic Blue ES-31 · lighter, LRV 45.1
- Silent Night 1613 · lighter, LRV 45.4
- Gray Huskie 1473 · lighter, LRV 45.5
- Nickel 2119-50 · darker, LRV 39.2
- Shadow Gray 2125-40 · darker, LRV 39.5
- Slate CW-700 · darker, LRV 39.1
Colors that go with Subway Tile®
Subway Tile® is too close to neutral (chroma 2.6) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue-green lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Subway Tile® vs popular colors
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 4.5) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 42.6), more yellow/warm.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 5.6) is lighter (LRV 44.1 vs 42.6), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 6.9) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 42.6), more green, more saturated.