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Mosaic Tile SW 2938
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, Mosaic Tile sits at L* 41.4, a* -20.7, b* -15.2. Its hue angle is 216° and its chroma is 25.7, 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 10%.
LRV 0.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 0.0, Mosaic Tile is lighter than 0% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Mosaic Tile
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuelan Sea | 2054-30 | 1.36 | Very close | |
| Naples Blue | 2057-30 | 1.52 | Very close | |
| Varsity Blues | 756 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Mosaic Tile
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Jetty | MQ4-54 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Blue Stream | M470-7 | 2.89 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Antigua | M460-7 | 3.32 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Nile | SW 6776 | 1.83 | Very close | |
| Amalfi | SW 6783 | 3.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Intense Teal | SW 6943 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Great Falls | SW 6495 | 4.27 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Maxi Teal | SW 6769 | 5.35 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Really Teal | SW 6489 | 5.38 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Maxi Teal SW 6769 · lighter, LRV 12.7
- Intense Teal SW 6943 · lighter, LRV 13.7
- Great Falls SW 6495 · lighter, LRV 15.3
- Really Teal SW 6489 · darker, LRV 9.7
- Bosporus SW 6503 · darker, LRV 8.8
- Connor's Lakefront SW 9060 · darker, LRV 8.6
Colors that go with Mosaic Tile
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Mosaic Tile:
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Toile Red SW 0006 · complementary (180°)
- Poseidon SW 6762 · analogous (−30°)
- Pulsating Blue SW 6964 · analogous (+30°)
- Vigorous Violet SW 6838 · triadic (120°)
- Saguaro SW 6419 · triadic (240°)
Mosaic Tile vs popular colors
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 14.7) is lighter (LRV 12.0 vs 0.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gentleman's Gray (Benjamin Moore 2062-20, ΔE 16.6) is lighter (LRV 7.3 vs 0.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 16.9) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 0.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.