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Blue Hill SW 2939
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Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Blue Hill sits at L* 26.9, a* -11.1, b* -9.0. Its hue angle is 219° and its chroma is 14.3, so it leans blue-green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 15%.
LRV 0.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 0.0, Blue Hill 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 Blue Hill
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Blue | 2057-10 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Teal | 2055-10 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tucson Teal | 2056-10 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Blue Hill
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nocturne Blue | HDC-CL-28 | 5.65 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Ocean Abyss | MQ6-1 | 5.90 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Ocean Abyss | MQ6-01 | 5.90 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow Midnight | SW 9142 | 2.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rainstorm | SW 6230 | 3.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Seaworthy | SW 7620 | 4.89 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cascades | SW 7623 | 5.09 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Westhaven | SW 9675 | 5.39 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Dark Night | SW 6237 | 5.78 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Seaworthy SW 7620 · lighter, LRV 6.7
- Marea Baja SW 9185 · lighter, LRV 7.8
- Connor's Lakefront SW 9060 · lighter, LRV 8.6
- Cascades SW 7623 · darker, LRV 4.2
- Dark Night SW 6237 · darker, LRV 3.6
Colors that go with Blue Hill
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Blue Hill:
- Paperwhite SW 7105
- Jersey Cream SW 6379
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Rojo Marrón SW 9182 · complementary (180°)
- Westhaven SW 9675 · analogous (−30°)
- Rainstorm SW 6230 · analogous (+30°)
- Blackberry SW 7577 · triadic (120°)
- Garden Path SW 2929 · triadic (240°)
Blue Hill vs popular colors
- Salamander (Benjamin Moore 2050-10, ΔE 6.7) is lighter (LRV 5.7 vs 0.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gentleman's Gray (Benjamin Moore 2062-20, ΔE 7.9) is lighter (LRV 7.3 vs 0.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 8.5) is lighter (LRV 6.4 vs 0.0), more yellow/warm, more green.