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Geddy Verdigris CW-550
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, Geddy Verdigris sits at L* 52.5, a* -30.2, b* -1.0. Its hue angle is 182° and its chroma is 30.2, 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 21%.
LRV 22.1: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 22.1, Geddy Verdigris is lighter than 24% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Geddy Verdigris
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermal Spring | SW 6761 | 1.36 | Very close | |
| Ionian | SW 6754 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nifty Turquoise | SW 6941 | 3.01 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Geddy Verdigris
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystic Turquoise | P450-7 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Emerald Coast | 490B-6 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Esmeralda | P440-6 | 4.14 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune Green | 658 | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aruba Blue | 2048-30 | 3.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gulf Shores | 665 | 3.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rolling Hill Green | 2047-30 | 3.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Erin Green | 608 | 4.30 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Green Gables | 2041-30 | 4.39 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Soft Spruce 671 · lighter, LRV 26.9
- Alpine Trail 622 · lighter, LRV 28.6
- Blue Spa 2052-40 · lighter, LRV 29.4
- Green Gables 2041-30 · darker, LRV 19.0
- Lucky Shamrock 609 · darker, LRV 18.1
- Highlands Green 650 · darker, LRV 18.7
Colors that go with Geddy Verdigris
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Prom Dress 1273 · complementary (180°)
- Bunker Hill Green 566 · analogous (−30°)
- Salzburg Blue 755 · analogous (+30°)
- Purple Heart 1406 · triadic (120°)
- Natural Cedartone ES-45 · triadic (240°)
Geddy Verdigris vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 13.8) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 22.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 20.7) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 22.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 21.3) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 22.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.