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Sail Cloth OC-142
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Sail Cloth sits at L* 88.5, a* -0.7, b* 8.6. Its hue angle is 95° and its chroma is 8.6, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 48%.
LRV 71.5: very light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 71.5, Sail Cloth is lighter than 80% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reflects most light. Works in dim rooms, north-facing spaces, ceilings and trim; can look stark in strong southern light.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Sail Cloth
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowroote | SW 9502 | 0.41 | Practically identical | |
| Natural Choice | SW 7011 | 0.82 | Practically identical | |
| Oyster White | SW 7637 | 1.21 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Sail Cloth
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelnut Cream | 750C-2 | 0.56 | Practically identical | |
| Confident White | GR-W12 | 0.74 | Practically identical | |
| Light Granite | N340-1 | 0.85 | Practically identical |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil | AF-65 | 0.46 | Practically identical | |
| Maritime White | OC-5 | 0.50 | Practically identical | |
| Maritime White | 963 | 0.50 | Practically identical | |
| Feather Down | 953 | 0.59 | Practically identical | |
| Feather Down | OC-6 | 0.59 | Practically identical | |
| Ballet White | OC-9 | 0.63 | Practically identical |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- China White OC-141 · lighter, LRV 76.4
- Seapearl OC-19 · lighter, LRV 76.4
- Seapearl 961 · lighter, LRV 76.4
- White Sand OC-10 · darker, LRV 67.0
- White Sand 964 · darker, LRV 67.0
- April Showers 1507 · darker, LRV 66.8
Colors that go with Sail Cloth
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Lavender Secret 1415 · complementary (180°)
- Head Over Heels AF-250 · analogous (−30°)
- Fresh Dew 435 · analogous (+30°)
- Glacier Blue 1653 · triadic (120°)
- Easter Bonnet 2074-70 · triadic (240°)
Sail Cloth vs popular colors
- Shoji White (Sherwin-Williams SW 7042, ΔE 2.0) is lighter (LRV 74.3 vs 71.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Pale Oak (Benjamin Moore OC-20, ΔE 2.3) is darker (LRV 68.6 vs 71.5), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Edgecomb Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-173, ΔE 2.5) is darker (LRV 63.1 vs 71.5).