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Whipple Blue HC-152
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Whipple Blue sits at L* 62.9, a* -9.2, b* -13.7. Its hue angle is 236° and its chroma is 16.5, so it reads as an outright blue rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 10%.
LRV 32.4: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 32.4, Whipple Blue 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 Whipple 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebird Feather | SW 9062 | 1.59 | Very close | |
| Baby Blue Eyes | SW 9070 | 2.98 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Adrift | SW 7608 | 4.09 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Whipple 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saga Blue | S480-4 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Blue Cascade | UL230-17 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Cool Dusk | 550F-4 | 1.35 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls | 1657 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Labrador Blue | 1670 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Colonial Blue | 1677 | 2.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cable Knit Sweater | CSP-650 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Franklin Lakes | 1643 | 3.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| I've Got the Blues | 774 | 3.63 | 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.
- Lafayette Blue CW-610 · lighter, LRV 37.1
- Dusty Cornflower CSP-605 · lighter, LRV 36.2
- Soft Jazz 809 · lighter, LRV 37.1
- Amsterdam AF-550 · darker, LRV 29.2
- Polaris Blue 1649 · darker, LRV 29.3
- Hemlock 719 · darker, LRV 28.9
Colors that go with Whipple Blue
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Baywood Brown 1234 · complementary (180°)
- Bracken Blue CW-600 · analogous (−30°)
- Steel Blue 823 · analogous (+30°)
- Caribbean Sunset 1377 · triadic (120°)
- Aventurine AF-445 · triadic (240°)
Whipple Blue vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 9.6) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 32.4), more yellow/warm, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 15.5) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 32.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 17.0) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 32.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.