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Gulfstream SW 6768
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Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Gulfstream sits at L* 50.3, a* -27.6, b* -11.9. Its hue angle is 203° and its chroma is 30.1, 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 13%.
LRV 18.4: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 18.4, Gulfstream is lighter than 23% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Gulfstream
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Teal | 734 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Surf Blue | 2056-30 | 2.80 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Salzburg Blue | 755 | 5.05 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Gulfstream
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson Teal | 500B-7 | 0.02 | Practically identical | |
| Thai Teal | M460-6 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Slushie | HDC-SM16-06 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tempo Teal | SW 6947 | 2.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cote D'Azur | SW 6951 | 3.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Briny | SW 6775 | 3.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Splashy | SW 6942 | 4.31 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cruising | SW 6782 | 5.73 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Intense Teal | SW 6943 | 5.76 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Tempo Teal SW 6947 · lighter, LRV 19.3
- Splashy SW 6942 · lighter, LRV 21.2
- Biscay SW 6940 · lighter, LRV 27.1
- Grand Canal SW 6488 · darker, LRV 16.2
- Cote D'Azur SW 6951 · darker, LRV 14.9
- Great Falls SW 6495 · darker, LRV 15.3
Colors that go with Gulfstream
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Gulfstream:
- Panda White SW 6147
- Quiver Tan SW 6151
- Glimmer SW 6476
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Redbud SW 6312 · complementary (180°)
- Ionian SW 6754 · analogous (−30°)
- Blue Mosque SW 6789 · analogous (+30°)
- Veri Berri SW 9069 · triadic (120°)
- Bengal Grass SW 6411 · triadic (240°)
Gulfstream vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 13.0) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 18.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 21.0) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 21.2) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 18.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.