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Loch Blue SW 6502
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Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Loch Blue sits at L* 46.5, a* -15.7, b* -17.5. Its hue angle is 228° and its chroma is 23.5, so it reads as an outright blue rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 7%.
LRV 15.6: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 15.6, Loch Blue is lighter than 20% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Loch Blue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Teal | CSP-645 | 1.45 | Very close | |
| Caribbean Blue Water | 2055-30 | 3.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Americana | 770 | 3.72 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Loch Blue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havasu | 520B-7 | 2.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Valley Of Glaciers | M480-6 | 2.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grand Rapids | 530D-7 | 3.28 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish Tile | SW 7610 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Silken Peacock | SW 9059 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Great Falls | SW 6495 | 3.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Amalfi | SW 6783 | 4.06 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Blue Mosque | SW 6789 | 4.53 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Blue Nile | SW 6776 | 5.44 | 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
- St. Bart's SW 7614 · lighter, LRV 18.4
- Santorini Blue SW 7607 · darker, LRV 13.8
- Blue Nile SW 6776 · darker, LRV 12.5
- Amalfi SW 6783 · darker, LRV 12.0
Colors that go with Loch Blue
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Loch Blue:
- Oyster White SW 7637
- Antiquity SW 6402
- Blue Horizon SW 6497
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Tanbark SW 6061 · complementary (180°)
- Grand Canal SW 6488 · analogous (−30°)
- Revel Blue SW 6530 · analogous (+30°)
- Grandeur Plum SW 6565 · triadic (120°)
- Relentless Olive SW 6425 · triadic (240°)
Loch Blue vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 12.7) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 15.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 13.9) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 15.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gentleman's Gray (Benjamin Moore 2062-20, ΔE 18.1) is darker (LRV 7.3 vs 15.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.