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Refuge SW 6228
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Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Refuge sits at L* 50.5, a* -8.6, b* -7.2. Its hue angle is 220° and its chroma is 11.2, 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 18.7: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 18.7, Refuge is lighter than 24% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Refuge
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Blue | 1636 | 3.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hamilton Blue | HC-191 | 3.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bella Blue | 720 | 3.80 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Refuge
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Lake | ECC-54-2 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Crater Lake | BXC-81 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Smokey Blue | 540F-5 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean | SW 7617 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| St. Bart's | SW 7614 | 2.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Labradorite | SW 7619 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stargazer | SW 9635 | 3.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blustery Sky | SW 9140 | 4.38 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Riverway | SW 6222 | 4.89 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Downing Slate SW 2819 · lighter, LRV 20.8
- Blustery Sky SW 9140 · lighter, LRV 21.7
- Portsmouth SW 9644 · lighter, LRV 21.9
- Stargazer SW 9635 · darker, LRV 16.6
- Riverway SW 6222 · darker, LRV 15.6
- Silken Peacock SW 9059 · darker, LRV 15.4
Colors that go with Refuge
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Refuge:
- Agreeable Gray SW 7029
- Vintage Vessel SW 9050
- Mountain Air SW 6224
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dutch Cocoa SW 6032 · complementary (180°)
- Teal Stencil SW 0018 · analogous (−30°)
- Labradorite SW 7619 · analogous (+30°)
- Soulmate SW 6270 · triadic (120°)
- Crooked River SW 9524 · triadic (240°)
Refuge vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 5.2) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 18.7), more yellow/warm.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 11.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 14.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.