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Custis Salmon CW-215
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Custis Salmon sits at L* 70.3, a* 22.7, b* 17.7. Its hue angle is 38° and its chroma is 28.8, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 64%.
LRV 41.3: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 41.3, Custis Salmon is lighter than 45% 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 Custis Salmon
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sockeye | SW 6619 | 3.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ravishing Coral | SW 6612 | 3.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coral Island | SW 6332 | 3.68 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Custis Salmon
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium Terracotta | 210D-4 | 1.42 | Very close | |
| Coral Serenade | 180D-4 | 1.55 | Very close | |
| Fresh Watermelon | BIC-18 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Rose | 039 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Tomato Cream Sauce | 2089-40 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mesa Peach | 1200 | 2.47 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tender Pink | 2090-50 | 3.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cool Lava | 2088-50 | 3.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dusty Mauve | 2174-40 | 3.40 | 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.
- Pink Punch 2006-50 · lighter, LRV 46.8
- Paradise Peach 011 · lighter, LRV 46.5
- Monticello Peach 018 · lighter, LRV 46.9
- Baker's Dozen 1216 · darker, LRV 38.2
- Palmetto Pink 1188 · darker, LRV 38.2
- Tuscan Tile CSP-1130 · darker, LRV 36.6
Colors that go with Custis Salmon
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Madison Avenue 759 · complementary (180°)
- Pink Ribbon 1340 · analogous (−30°)
- Roxbury Caramel HC-42 · analogous (+30°)
- Northern Lights 586 · triadic (120°)
- Aqua Marina 816 · triadic (240°)
Custis Salmon vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 9.6) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 41.3), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 14.8) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 41.3), more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 17.9) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.