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Briny SW 6775
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Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Briny sits at L* 48.8, a* -23.7, b* -15.9. Its hue angle is 214° and its chroma is 28.6, 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 7%.
LRV 17.5: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 17.5, Briny is lighter than 22% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Briny
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf Blue | 2056-30 | 1.36 | Very close | |
| Salzburg Blue | 755 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Caribbean Blue Water | 2055-30 | 2.75 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Briny
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribe | PPU13-1 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Caribe | PPU13-01 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Beach Towel | S-G-510 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cote D'Azur | SW 6951 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cruising | SW 6782 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Great Falls | SW 6495 | 3.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gulfstream | SW 6768 | 3.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Intense Teal | SW 6943 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Tempo Teal | SW 6947 | 5.09 | 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
- Stratford Blue SW 2864 · lighter, LRV 22.4
- Splashy SW 6942 · lighter, LRV 21.2
- Loch Blue SW 6502 · darker, LRV 15.6
- Great Falls SW 6495 · darker, LRV 15.3
- Intense Teal SW 6943 · darker, LRV 13.7
Colors that go with Briny
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Briny:
- Cast Iron SW 6202
- Svelte Sage SW 6164
- Blue Horizon SW 6497
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Foxy SW 6333 · complementary (180°)
- Ionian SW 6754 · analogous (−30°)
- Blue Plate SW 6796 · analogous (+30°)
- Veri Berri SW 9069 · triadic (120°)
- Bengal Grass SW 6411 · triadic (240°)
Briny vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 12.9) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 17.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 18.6) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 17.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 20.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.