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Grand Canal SW 6488
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Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Grand Canal sits at L* 47.1, a* -18.5, b* -8.3. Its hue angle is 204° and its chroma is 20.3, 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 17%.
LRV 16.2: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.2, Grand Canal 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 Grand Canal
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teal Ocean | 2049-30 | 2.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Largo Teal | 742 | 2.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Calypso Blue | 727 | 3.07 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Grand Canal
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Sea Teal | 510D-7 | 2.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mosaic Tile | 520D-7 | 3.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Caribe | PPU13-1 | 3.87 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cote D'Azur | SW 6951 | 4.15 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Intense Teal | SW 6943 | 4.35 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Great Falls | SW 6495 | 4.64 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Maxi Teal | SW 6769 | 4.83 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Briny | SW 6775 | 5.15 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Blue Nile | SW 6776 | 5.54 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- St. Bart's SW 7614 · lighter, LRV 18.4
- Lagoon SW 6480 · lighter, LRV 20.3
- Stratford Blue SW 2864 · lighter, LRV 22.4
- Intense Teal SW 6943 · darker, LRV 13.7
- Maxi Teal SW 6769 · darker, LRV 12.7
- Blue Nile SW 6776 · darker, LRV 12.5
Colors that go with Grand Canal
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Grand Canal:
- Extra White SW 7006
- Soulful Blue SW 6543
- Glimmer SW 6476
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Rose Brocade SW 0004 · complementary (180°)
- Kendal Green SW 6467 · analogous (−30°)
- Turkish Tile SW 7610 · analogous (+30°)
- Wood Violet SW 6557 · triadic (120°)
- Twig Basket SW 9529 · triadic (240°)
Grand Canal vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 11.0) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 16.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 17.0) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 16.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 17.1) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 16.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.