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Fountain SW 6787
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Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Fountain sits at L* 69.0, a* -22.0, b* -19.1. Its hue angle is 221° and its chroma is 29.1, 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 1%.
LRV 39.4: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 39.4, Fountain is lighter than 49% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Fountain
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis Blue | 768 | 1.59 | Very close | |
| Baltimore Sky | 760 | 3.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Madison Avenue | 759 | 3.93 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Fountain
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid Blue | 520B-5 | 0.81 | Practically identical | |
| Riverside Blue | 530D-5 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Azurean | 530B-5 | 3.62 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nautilus | SW 6780 | 3.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Surfin' | SW 9048 | 3.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Flyway | SW 6794 | 4.65 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Candid Blue | SW 6953 | 5.24 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Freshwater | SW 6774 | 5.44 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rapture Blue | SW 6773 | 5.65 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Surfin' SW 9048 · lighter, LRV 46.2
- Rapture Blue SW 6773 · lighter, LRV 46.8
- Candid Blue SW 6953 · lighter, LRV 47.6
- Aquarium SW 6767 · darker, LRV 32.5
- Freshwater SW 6774 · darker, LRV 32.0
- Jamaica Bay SW 6781 · darker, LRV 30.3
Colors that go with Fountain
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Fountain:
- Canvas Tan SW 7531
- Umber Rust SW 9100
- Bravo Blue SW 6784
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Coral Island SW 6332 · complementary (180°)
- Cooled Blue SW 6759 · analogous (−30°)
- Regale Blue SW 6801 · analogous (+30°)
- Prominent Pink SW 6846 · triadic (120°)
- Ryegrass SW 6423 · triadic (240°)
Fountain vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 16.4) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 39.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 17.0) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 39.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 19.4) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 39.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.