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Raging Sea SW 6474
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, Raging Sea sits at L* 43.7, a* -16.5, b* 1.1. Its hue angle is 176° and its chroma is 16.6, 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 34%.
LRV 13.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 13.7, Raging Sea is lighter than 17% 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 Raging Sea
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamed Spinach | 643 | 3.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Verdigris | 685 | 3.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Newport Green | 2050-30 | 4.33 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Raging Sea
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta Fish | M450-7 | 3.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Caribbean Green | 500D-7 | 4.12 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Greensleeves | 490D-7 | 4.16 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendal Green | SW 6467 | 4.59 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Green Bay | SW 6481 | 5.07 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rookwood Sash Green | SW 2810 | 5.34 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Kale Green | SW 6460 | 5.56 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rocky River | SW 6215 | 7.10 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Poseidon | SW 6762 | 7.62 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Kendal Green SW 6467 · lighter, LRV 16.3
- Teal Stencil SW 0018 · lighter, LRV 19.2
- Jadite SW 6459 · lighter, LRV 19.6
- Green Bay SW 6481 · darker, LRV 11.4
- Billiard Green SW 0016 · darker, LRV 8.7
- Isle of Pines SW 6461 · darker, LRV 7.9
Colors that go with Raging Sea
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Raging Sea:
- Tinsmith SW 7657
- Moscow Midnight SW 9142
- Green Trance SW 6462
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Grape Harvest SW 6285 · complementary (180°)
- Kale Green SW 6460 · analogous (−30°)
- Grand Canal SW 6488 · analogous (+30°)
- Purple Passage SW 6551 · triadic (120°)
- Caraïbe SW 9090 · triadic (240°)
Raging Sea vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 13.8) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 13.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 14.2) is darker (LRV 6.4 vs 13.7), more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 15.2) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 13.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.