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Aquatint SW 6936
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, Aquatint sits at L* 88.3, a* -16.9, b* -0.6. Its hue angle is 182° and its chroma is 16.9, 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 17%.
LRV 72.7: very light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 72.7, Aquatint is lighter than 86% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reflects most light. Works in dim rooms, north-facing spaces, ceilings and trim; can look stark in strong southern light.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Aquatint
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Spray | 2047-60 | 0.78 | Practically identical | |
| Seagrove | 653 | 0.97 | Practically identical | |
| Summer Green | 2043-60 | 1.16 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Aquatint
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Jazz | 490A-2 | 1.65 | Very close | |
| Tahitian Breeze | P450-2 | 1.68 | Very close | |
| Summer Festival | PPH-47 | 1.83 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tame Teal | SW 6757 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Waterfall | SW 6750 | 2.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pool Blue | SW 6944 | 3.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Workout Green | SW 6984 | 4.51 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Spa | SW 6765 | 4.52 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Aqueduct | SW 6758 | 4.59 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Meander Blue SW 6484 · darker, LRV 66.4
- Blue Bauble SW 6948 · darker, LRV 66.4
- Spa SW 6765 · darker, LRV 64.5
Colors that go with Aquatint
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Aquatint:
- Gold Vessel SW 7677
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Reverie Pink SW 6856 · complementary (180°)
- Spirited Green SW 6932 · analogous (−30°)
- Quench Blue SW 6785 · analogous (+30°)
- Rhapsody Lilac SW 6828 · triadic (120°)
- Naive Peach SW 6631 · triadic (240°)
Aquatint vs popular colors
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 9.4) is darker (LRV 60.4 vs 72.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 12.3) is darker (LRV 56.4 vs 72.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray Cashmere (Benjamin Moore 2138-60, ΔE 12.6) is darker (LRV 64.5 vs 72.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.