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High Tea SW 6159
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, High Tea sits at L* 47.7, a* 2.2, b* 14.4. Its hue angle is 81° and its chroma is 14.6, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 63%.
LRV 16.6: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.6, High Tea is lighter than 21% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to High Tea
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn | 987 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Buckhorn | CC-510 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Kentucky Birch | CSP-265 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to High Tea
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butternut Wood | 710D-6 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Coconut Husk | 730D-6 | 2.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mudslide | BXC-05 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roycroft Brass | SW 2843 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Twig Basket | SW 9529 | 2.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Superior Bronze | SW 6152 | 2.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Verde Marrón | SW 9124 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Library Pewter | SW 0038 | 3.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Thatch Brown | SW 6145 | 3.25 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Foothills SW 7514 · lighter, LRV 18.2
- Verde Marrón SW 9124 · lighter, LRV 18.2
- Crooked River SW 9524 · lighter, LRV 18.5
- Cocoon SW 6173 · darker, LRV 14.9
- Superior Bronze SW 6152 · darker, LRV 14.8
- Landmark SW 9609 · darker, LRV 14.6
Colors that go with High Tea
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for High Tea:
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Distance SW 6243 · complementary (180°)
- Quartersawn Oak SW 2836 · analogous (−30°)
- Sage Green Light SW 2851 · analogous (+30°)
- Grand Canal SW 6488 · triadic (120°)
- Wood Violet SW 6557 · triadic (240°)
High Tea vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 8.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 9.7) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 16.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 13.7) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 16.6), more blue/cool.