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Aqueduct SW 6758
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Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Aqueduct sits at L* 81.6, a* -18.8, b* -0.5. Its hue angle is 182° and its chroma is 18.8, 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 18%.
LRV 59.3: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 59.3, Aqueduct is lighter than 72% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Aqueduct
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Mist Green | 2041-50 | 1.34 | Very close | |
| Lake Victoria | 668 | 2.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fun 'n Games | 647 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Aqueduct
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Pond | P440-3 | 1.95 | Very close | |
| Jamaica Bay | 500D-4 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Thermal Aqua | HDC-SM14-6 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refresh | SW 6751 | 0.83 | Practically identical | |
| Blue Sky | SW 0063 | 3.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Holiday Turquoise | SW 0075 | 4.38 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Spa | SW 6765 | 4.45 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bora Bora Shore | SW 9045 | 4.45 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Little Blue Box | SW 9044 | 4.59 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Spa SW 6765 · lighter, LRV 64.5
- Blue Bauble SW 6948 · lighter, LRV 66.4
- Meander Blue SW 6484 · lighter, LRV 66.4
- Bora Bora Shore SW 9045 · darker, LRV 55.9
- Aloe SW 6464 · darker, LRV 54.8
- Raindrop SW 6485 · darker, LRV 51.8
Colors that go with Aqueduct
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Aqueduct:
- Moth Wing SW 9174
- Primavera SW 9031
- Embellished Blue SW 6749
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Azalea Flower SW 6576 · complementary (180°)
- Reclining Green SW 6744 · analogous (−30°)
- Gentle Aquamarine SW 9046 · analogous (+30°)
- Rhapsody Lilac SW 6828 · triadic (120°)
- Sweet Orange SW 6351 · triadic (240°)
Aqueduct vs popular colors
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 9.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 12.1) is darker (LRV 56.4 vs 59.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray Cashmere (Benjamin Moore 2138-60, ΔE 13.7) is lighter (LRV 64.5 vs 59.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.