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Maxi Teal SW 6769
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Maxi Teal sits at L* 44.0, a* -25.5, b* -10.1. Its hue angle is 202° and its chroma is 27.4, 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 12.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 12.7, Maxi Teal is lighter than 15% 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 Maxi Teal
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largo Teal | 742 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Teal Ocean | 2049-30 | 2.46 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| North Sea Green | 2053-30 | 3.43 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Maxi Teal
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential Teal | T15-3 | 0.36 | Practically identical | |
| Teal Motif | MQ6-35 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mosaic Tile | 520D-7 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intense Teal | SW 6943 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cote D'Azur | SW 6951 | 3.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Nile | SW 6776 | 4.16 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Grand Canal | SW 6488 | 4.83 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Mosaic Tile | SW 2938 | 5.35 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Great Falls | SW 6495 | 5.73 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Cote D'Azur SW 6951 · lighter, LRV 14.9
- Grand Canal SW 6488 · lighter, LRV 16.2
- Briny SW 6775 · lighter, LRV 17.5
- Mosaic Tile SW 2938 · darker, LRV 0.0
- Green Bay SW 6481 · darker, LRV 11.4
- Really Teal SW 6489 · darker, LRV 9.7
Colors that go with Maxi Teal
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Maxi Teal:
- Aesthetic White SW 7035
- Stone Lion SW 7507
- Glimmer SW 6476
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Rambling Rose SW 6305 · complementary (180°)
- Poseidon SW 6762 · analogous (−30°)
- Amalfi SW 6783 · analogous (+30°)
- Vigorous Violet SW 6838 · triadic (120°)
- Mossy Gold SW 6139 · triadic (240°)
Maxi Teal vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 15.8) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 12.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hunter Green (Benjamin Moore 2041-10, ΔE 17.9) is darker (LRV 6.4 vs 12.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 18.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.