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Cruising SW 6782
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Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Cruising sits at L* 50.4, a* -22.7, b* -19.3. Its hue angle is 220° and its chroma is 29.8, 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 5%.
LRV 18.5: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 18.5, Cruising 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 Cruising
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Palisades | 762 | 1.40 | Very close | |
| Salzburg Blue | 755 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Caribbean Blue Water | 2055-30 | 3.34 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Cruising
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba Blue | P480-6 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Precious Stone | M470-6 | 2.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Slushie | HDC-SM16-06 | 3.43 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briny | SW 6775 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Mosque | SW 6789 | 3.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Great Falls | SW 6495 | 4.97 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cote D'Azur | SW 6951 | 5.33 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Loch Blue | SW 6502 | 5.47 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Tempo Teal | SW 6947 | 5.68 | 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
- Cote D'Azur SW 6951 · darker, LRV 14.9
- Loch Blue SW 6502 · darker, LRV 15.6
- Great Falls SW 6495 · darker, LRV 15.3
Colors that go with Cruising
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Cruising:
- Billowy Breeze SW 9055
- Barro Verde SW 9123
- Sky High SW 6504
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Roycroft Adobe SW 0040 · complementary (180°)
- Thermal Spring SW 6761 · analogous (−30°)
- Blue Plate SW 6796 · analogous (+30°)
- Veri Berri SW 9069 · triadic (120°)
- Rural Green SW 6418 · triadic (240°)
Cruising vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 12.6) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 18.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 18.9) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 18.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 21.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.