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Tantalizing Teal SW 6937
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, Tantalizing Teal sits at L* 82.3, a* -29.0, b* -1.2. Its hue angle is 182° and its chroma is 29.0, 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 15%.
LRV 60.6: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 60.6, Tantalizing Teal is lighter than 74% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Tantalizing Teal
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Beach | 2043-50 | 0.46 | Practically identical | |
| Scuba Green | 2046-50 | 0.93 | Practically identical | |
| Green Coral | 2045-50 | 1.06 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Tantalizing Teal
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Oasis | HDC-MD-09 | 1.90 | Very close | |
| Rainwater | P450-3 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sweet Rhapsody | 490A-3 | 3.19 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqueduct | SW 6758 | 5.29 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Refresh | SW 6751 | 5.37 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Belize | SW 6945 | 5.58 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Aquastone | SW 9043 | 5.86 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Green Jewel | SW 6985 | 5.88 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Holiday Turquoise | SW 0075 | 6.02 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Belize SW 6945 · darker, LRV 55.8
- Holiday Turquoise SW 0075 · darker, LRV 49.4
- Aquastone SW 9043 · darker, LRV 49.2
Colors that go with Tantalizing Teal
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Tantalizing Teal:
- Egret White SW 7570
- Sockeye SW 6619
- Pure White SW 7005
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- In the Pink SW 6583 · complementary (180°)
- Clean Green SW 6933 · analogous (−30°)
- Slick Blue SW 6949 · analogous (+30°)
- Wisteria SW 6822 · triadic (120°)
- Avid Apricot SW 6639 · triadic (240°)
Tantalizing Teal vs popular colors
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 14.5) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 16.7) is darker (LRV 56.4 vs 60.6), more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray Cashmere (Benjamin Moore 2138-60, ΔE 18.1) is lighter (LRV 64.5 vs 60.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.