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Holiday Turquoise SW 0075
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, Holiday Turquoise sits at L* 75.7, a* -21.2, b* -1.7. Its hue angle is 185° and its chroma is 21.2, so it reads as an outright blue-green rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 15%.
LRV 49.4: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 49.4, Holiday Turquoise is lighter than 61% of Sherwin-Williams 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 Benjamin Moore match to Holiday Turquoise
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazy Blue | 2040-50 | 1.68 | Very close | |
| Oceanic Teal | 669 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fun 'n Games | 647 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Holiday Turquoise
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undine | M450-4 | 1.55 | Very close | |
| Jamaica Bay | 500D-4 | 2.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Eucalyptus Leaf | 490D-4 | 3.01 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Blue Box | SW 9044 | 0.84 | Practically identical | |
| Aquastone | SW 9043 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cooled Blue | SW 6759 | 4.19 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Refresh | SW 6751 | 4.36 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Aqueduct | SW 6758 | 4.38 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bora Bora Shore | SW 9045 | 4.50 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Bora Bora Shore SW 9045 · lighter, LRV 55.9
- Belize SW 6945 · lighter, LRV 55.8
- Blue Sky SW 0063 · lighter, LRV 58.6
- Blithe Blue SW 9052 · darker, LRV 46.0
- Mariner SW 6766 · darker, LRV 45.7
- Spearmint SW 6465 · darker, LRV 42.2
Colors that go with Holiday Turquoise
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Holiday Turquoise:
- Extra White SW 7006
- Classic French Gray SW 0077
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- In the Pink SW 6583 · complementary (180°)
- Retro Mint SW 9036 · analogous (−30°)
- Rapture Blue SW 6773 · analogous (+30°)
- Wisteria SW 6822 · triadic (120°)
- Tower Tan SW 7704 · triadic (240°)
Holiday Turquoise vs popular colors
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 12.1) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 49.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 13.5) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 49.4), more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 15.2) is darker (LRV 45.5 vs 49.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.