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Cape Verde SW 6482
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, Cape Verde sits at L* 32.0, a* -23.6, b* -2.8. Its hue angle is 187° and its chroma is 23.7, 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 30%.
LRV 6.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 6.8, Cape Verde is lighter than 7% 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 Cape Verde
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Aqua | 2052-20 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| Sherwood Forest | 2048-10 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Absolute Green | 2043-10 | 3.92 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Cape Verde
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billiard Table | S-H-490 | 4.30 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Realm | S-H-500 | 5.00 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Verdant Forest | MQ6-05 | 5.07 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabriz Teal | SW 2937 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Blue Peacock | SW 0064 | 2.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Country Squire | SW 6475 | 4.04 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Hunt Club | SW 6468 | 6.02 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Clover | SW 2934 | 6.33 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Really Teal | SW 6489 | 6.64 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Really Teal SW 6489 · lighter, LRV 9.7
- Green Bay SW 6481 · lighter, LRV 11.4
- Poseidon SW 6762 · lighter, LRV 11.3
- Blue Peacock SW 0064 · darker, LRV 5.8
- Country Squire SW 6475 · darker, LRV 5.5
- Clover SW 2934 · darker, LRV 0.0
Colors that go with Cape Verde
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Cape Verde:
- Ivoire SW 6127
- Vintage Gold SW 9024
- Glimmer SW 6476
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Fine Wine SW 6307 · complementary (180°)
- Shamrock SW 6454 · analogous (−30°)
- Oceanside SW 6496 · analogous (+30°)
- Izmir Purple SW 6825 · triadic (120°)
- Sturdy Brown SW 6097 · triadic (240°)
Cape Verde vs popular colors
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 8.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Salamander (Benjamin Moore 2050-10, ΔE 13.9) is about as light, more red/pink, more muted.
- Essex Green (Benjamin Moore HC-188, ΔE 14.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.