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Georgian Bay SW 6509
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Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Georgian Bay sits at L* 39.9, a* -11.8, b* -20.6. Its hue angle is 240° and its chroma is 23.7, 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 8%.
LRV 11.2: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 11.2, Georgian Bay is lighter than 13% 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 Georgian Bay
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Ocean | 2058-30 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bainbridge Blue | 749 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lucerne | AF-530 | 3.68 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Georgian Bay
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Cave | M480-7 | 1.61 | Very close | |
| Southern Evening | 550D-7 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Edge | MQ5-62 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adriatic Sea | SW 6790 | 2.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bosporus | SW 6503 | 3.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pulsating Blue | SW 6964 | 3.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Santorini Blue | SW 7607 | 4.46 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Amalfi | SW 6783 | 4.57 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Connor's Lakefront | SW 9060 | 5.08 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Amalfi SW 6783 · lighter, LRV 12.0
- Santorini Blue SW 7607 · lighter, LRV 13.8
- Revel Blue SW 6530 · lighter, LRV 13.8
- Adriatic Sea SW 6790 · darker, LRV 9.2
- Bosporus SW 6503 · darker, LRV 8.8
- Endless Sea SW 9150 · darker, LRV 8.7
Colors that go with Georgian Bay
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Georgian Bay:
- Navajo White SW 6126
- Camelback SW 6122
- Sky High SW 6504
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Umber Rust SW 9100 · complementary (180°)
- Mosaic Tile SW 2938 · analogous (−30°)
- Azure Tide SW 9684 · analogous (+30°)
- Aged Wine SW 6299 · triadic (120°)
- Inverness SW 6433 · triadic (240°)
Georgian Bay vs popular colors
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 9.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gentleman's Gray (Benjamin Moore 2062-20, ΔE 12.0) is darker (LRV 7.3 vs 11.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 14.4) is darker (LRV 8.4 vs 11.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.