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Turquish SW 6939
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, Turquish sits at L* 59.5, a* -38.6, b* -2.2. Its hue angle is 183° and its chroma is 38.7, 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 25%.
LRV 27.2: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 27.2, Turquish is lighter than 34% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Turquish
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Teal | 607 | 4.04 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Poseidon | 664 | 4.14 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cayman Lagoon | 2046-30 | 4.95 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Turquish
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Sea | HDC-MD-22 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Tropics | P450-6 | 1.98 | Very close | |
| Plumage | MQ4-19 | 2.60 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jargon Jade | SW 6753 | 5.29 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Nifty Turquoise | SW 6941 | 5.42 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Biscay | SW 6940 | 5.67 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Surfer | SW 6946 | 6.18 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rivulet | SW 6760 | 6.94 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Thermal Spring | SW 6761 | 7.35 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Jargon Jade SW 6753 · lighter, LRV 30.1
- Synergy SW 6938 · lighter, LRV 43.0
- Tantalizing Teal SW 6937 · lighter, LRV 60.6
- Nifty Turquoise SW 6941 · darker, LRV 21.0
- Thermal Spring SW 6761 · darker, LRV 21.1
- Ionian SW 6754 · darker, LRV 20.0
Colors that go with Turquish
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Turquish:
- Gateway Gray SW 7644
- Yarrow SW 6669
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Impatient Pink SW 6854 · complementary (180°)
- Eco Green SW 6739 · analogous (−30°)
- Capri SW 6788 · analogous (+30°)
- Brave Purple SW 6823 · triadic (120°)
- Rookwood Amber SW 2817 · triadic (240°)
Turquish vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 16.4) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 27.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 21.7) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 27.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 23.2) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 27.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.