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Amalfi SW 6783
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Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Amalfi sits at L* 42.5, a* -17.7, b* -20.1. Its hue angle is 229° and its chroma is 26.8, so it reads as an outright blue rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 8%.
LRV 12.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 12.0, Amalfi is lighter than 14% 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 Amalfi
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naples Blue | 2057-30 | 2.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Ocean | 2058-30 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Avalon Teal | CSP-645 | 3.54 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Amalfi
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Jetty | MQ4-54 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Striking | P480-7 | 2.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Stream | M470-7 | 3.50 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosaic Tile | SW 2938 | 3.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Loch Blue | SW 6502 | 4.06 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Blue Nile | SW 6776 | 4.45 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Great Falls | SW 6495 | 4.50 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Georgian Bay | SW 6509 | 4.57 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Turkish Tile | SW 7610 | 5.23 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Intense Teal SW 6943 · lighter, LRV 13.7
- Down Pour SW 6516 · lighter, LRV 15.0
- Great Falls SW 6495 · lighter, LRV 15.3
- Georgian Bay SW 6509 · darker, LRV 11.2
- Adriatic Sea SW 6790 · darker, LRV 9.2
- Bosporus SW 6503 · darker, LRV 8.8
Colors that go with Amalfi
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Amalfi:
- Outerbanks SW 7534
- High Tea SW 6159
- Sky High SW 6504
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Rookwood Terra Cotta SW 2803 · complementary (180°)
- Maxi Teal SW 6769 · analogous (−30°)
- Azure Tide SW 9684 · analogous (+30°)
- Grandeur Plum SW 6565 · triadic (120°)
- Basque Green SW 6426 · triadic (240°)
Amalfi vs popular colors
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 13.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gentleman's Gray (Benjamin Moore 2062-20, ΔE 15.9) is darker (LRV 7.3 vs 12.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 16.6) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 12.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.