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Thermal Spring SW 6761
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Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Thermal Spring sits at L* 53.2, a* -27.7, b* -1.0. Its hue angle is 182° and its chroma is 27.7, 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 23%.
LRV 21.1: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 21.1, Thermal Spring is lighter than 27% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Thermal Spring
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geddy Verdigris | CW-550 | 1.36 | Very close | |
| Aruba Blue | 2048-30 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Neptune Green | 658 | 3.72 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Thermal Spring
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Coast | 490B-6 | 3.46 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mystic Turquoise | P450-7 | 3.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Esmeralda | P440-6 | 4.10 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionian | SW 6754 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nifty Turquoise | SW 6941 | 3.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lagoon | SW 6480 | 5.34 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Surf Green | SW 6473 | 6.31 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Alexandrite | SW 0060 | 6.58 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Turquish | SW 6939 | 7.35 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Jargon Jade SW 6753 · lighter, LRV 30.1
- Rivulet SW 6760 · lighter, LRV 33.0
- Larchmere SW 6752 · lighter, LRV 41.1
- Maxi Teal SW 6769 · darker, LRV 12.7
- Poseidon SW 6762 · darker, LRV 11.3
- Green Bay SW 6481 · darker, LRV 11.4
Colors that go with Thermal Spring
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Thermal Spring:
- Windfresh White SW 7628
- Subdued Sienna SW 9009
- Embellished Blue SW 6749
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Moss Rose SW 6291 · complementary (180°)
- Alexandrite SW 0060 · analogous (−30°)
- Tempo Teal SW 6947 · analogous (+30°)
- Forget-Me-Not SW 6824 · triadic (120°)
- Smokey Topaz SW 6117 · triadic (240°)
Thermal Spring vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 12.8) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 21.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 20.0) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 21.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 20.3) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 21.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.