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Mill Springs Blue HC-137
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Mill Springs Blue sits at L* 63.5, a* -13.8, b* -0.4. Its hue angle is 182° and its chroma is 13.8, so it leans blue-green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 24%.
LRV 33.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 33.6, Mill Springs Blue is lighter than 37% 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 Mill Springs Blue
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 | 1.31 | Very close | |
| Calico | SW 0017 | 3.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Verdigreen | SW 9042 | 3.83 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Mill Springs Blue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Jade | S420-4 | 3.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Venus Teal | PPU13-8 | 3.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Venus Teal | PPU13-08 | 3.14 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antiqued Aqua | CSP-705 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Grenada Villa | 690 | 3.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Boca Raton Blue | 711 | 3.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Azores | AF-495 | 3.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Azure Water | 677 | 4.54 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Everglades | 641 | 4.54 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Everglades 641 · lighter, LRV 37.4
- Forest Valley Green 634 · lighter, LRV 37.0
- Harrisburg Green HC-132 · lighter, LRV 37.0
- Azure Water 677 · darker, LRV 29.5
- Sioux Falls 705 · darker, LRV 29.3
- Hemlock 719 · darker, LRV 28.9
Colors that go with Mill Springs Blue
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°)
- Williamsburg Wythe Blue CW-590 · analogous (+30°)
- Iris Bliss 1383 · triadic (120°)
- Whispering Woods 1012 · triadic (240°)
Mill Springs Blue vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 9.2) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 33.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 12.1) is darker (LRV 30.4 vs 33.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 12.8) is lighter (LRV 44.1 vs 33.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.