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Yarmouth Blue HC-150
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Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Yarmouth Blue sits at L* 79.2, a* -6.2, b* -2.7. Its hue angle is 203° and its chroma is 6.8, 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 15%.
LRV 55.8: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 55.8, Yarmouth Blue is lighter than 60% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Yarmouth 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleepy Blue | SW 6225 | 2.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Silver Lake | SW 9633 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Niebla Azul | SW 9137 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Yarmouth 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayflower | MQ3-54 | 1.01 | Very close | |
| Floating Blue | HDC-SM14-8 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Urban Raincoat | N440-2 | 2.10 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gossamer Blue | 2123-40 | 0.96 | Practically identical | |
| Blue Porcelain | 1641 | 1.57 | Very close | |
| Smoke | 2122-40 | 1.87 | Very close | |
| Soft Chinchilla | 2135-50 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dusky Blue | 1640 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wales Gray | 1585 | 2.73 | 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.
- Metro Gray 1459 · lighter, LRV 58.4
- Bali 702 · lighter, LRV 57.5
- Feather Gray 2127-60 · lighter, LRV 58.3
- Paradiso 717 · darker, LRV 51.2
- Winter Solstice 1605 · darker, LRV 50.7
- Serenata AF-535 · darker, LRV 51.5
Colors that go with Yarmouth Blue
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Homespun Charm 1249 · complementary (180°)
- Sylvan Mist CSP-740 · analogous (−30°)
- Blue Heather 1620 · analogous (+30°)
- African Violet 2116-50 · triadic (120°)
- Alphano Beige 989 · triadic (240°)
Yarmouth Blue vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 1.9) is about as light, more red/pink.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 4.8) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 55.8), more yellow/warm.
- Sea Salt (Sherwin-Williams SW 6204, ΔE 7.1) is lighter (LRV 63.2 vs 55.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.