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Great Falls SW 6495
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Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Great Falls sits at L* 46.0, a* -19.6, b* -15.5. Its hue angle is 218° and its chroma is 24.9, 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 9%.
LRV 15.3: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 15.3, Great Falls is lighter than 19% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Great Falls
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Blue Water | 2055-30 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Calypso Blue | 727 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Avalon Teal | CSP-645 | 4.05 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Great Falls
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Towel | S-G-510 | 2.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Calypso Blue | HDC-CL-27 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| The Real Teal | P470-7 | 2.81 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Nile | SW 6776 | 2.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Loch Blue | SW 6502 | 3.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Intense Teal | SW 6943 | 3.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Briny | SW 6775 | 3.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cote D'Azur | SW 6951 | 3.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mosaic Tile | SW 2938 | 4.27 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Briny SW 6775 · lighter, LRV 17.5
- Blue Mosque SW 6789 · lighter, LRV 17.2
- Gulfstream SW 6768 · lighter, LRV 18.4
- Blue Nile SW 6776 · darker, LRV 12.5
- Amalfi SW 6783 · darker, LRV 12.0
- Mosaic Tile SW 2938 · darker, LRV 0.0
Colors that go with Great Falls
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Great Falls:
- Eider White SW 7014
- Dorian Gray SW 7017
- Blue Horizon SW 6497
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Canyon Clay SW 6054 · complementary (180°)
- Maxi Teal SW 6769 · analogous (−30°)
- Down Pour SW 6516 · analogous (+30°)
- Grandeur Plum SW 6565 · triadic (120°)
- Relentless Olive SW 6425 · triadic (240°)
Great Falls vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 13.3) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 15.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 15.6) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 15.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gentleman's Gray (Benjamin Moore 2062-20, ΔE 19.1) is darker (LRV 7.3 vs 15.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.