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Antiqued Aqua CSP-705
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Antiqued Aqua sits at L* 62.4, a* -15.3, b* -2.0. Its hue angle is 188° and its chroma is 15.4, so it reads as an outright blue-green rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 24%.
LRV 31.7: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 31.7, Antiqued Aqua is lighter than 35% 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 Antiqued Aqua
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composed | SW 6472 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peacock Plume | SW 0020 | 3.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Verdigreen | SW 9042 | 5.10 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Antiqued Aqua
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Bridge | S440-4 | 2.89 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Semi-Precious | MQ6-06 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Semi-Precious | MQ6-6 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Springs Blue | HC-137 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Azure Water | 677 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Boca Raton Blue | 711 | 4.01 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Majestic Blue | 2051-40 | 4.15 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Florida Keys Blue | 2050-40 | 4.25 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Williamsburg Wythe Blue | CW-590 | 4.57 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Boca Raton Blue 711 · lighter, LRV 34.6
- Grenada Villa 690 · lighter, LRV 34.6
- Florida Keys Blue 2050-40 · lighter, LRV 35.4
- Sioux Falls 705 · darker, LRV 29.3
- Hemlock 719 · darker, LRV 28.9
- Spotswood Teal CW-545 · darker, LRV 28.1
Colors that go with Antiqued Aqua
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mauve Mist 1264 · complementary (180°)
- Summer's Day CSP-780 · analogous (−30°)
- Bracken Blue CW-600 · analogous (+30°)
- Iris Bliss 1383 · triadic (120°)
- Beach House Beige 1083 · triadic (240°)
Antiqued Aqua vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 8.7) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 31.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 13.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 14.4) is lighter (LRV 44.1 vs 31.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.