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Nifty Turquoise SW 6941
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, Nifty Turquoise sits at L* 54.0, a* -34.6, b* -4.0. Its hue angle is 187° and its chroma is 34.9, 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 19%.
LRV 21.0: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 21.0, Nifty Turquoise is lighter than 27% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Nifty Turquoise
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune Green | 658 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aruba Blue | 2048-30 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gulf Shores | 665 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Nifty Turquoise
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Coast | 490B-6 | 0.77 | Practically identical | |
| Intense Teal | S-G-490 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Plumage | MQ4-19 | 2.83 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermal Spring | SW 6761 | 3.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ionian | SW 6754 | 5.33 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Turquish | SW 6939 | 5.42 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Splashy | SW 6942 | 6.04 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Biscay | SW 6940 | 6.26 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Tempo Teal | SW 6947 | 7.44 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Biscay SW 6940 · lighter, LRV 27.1
- Turquish SW 6939 · lighter, LRV 27.2
- Surfer SW 6946 · lighter, LRV 28.8
- Ionian SW 6754 · darker, LRV 20.0
- Gulfstream SW 6768 · darker, LRV 18.4
- Maxi Teal SW 6769 · darker, LRV 12.7
Colors that go with Nifty Turquoise
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Nifty Turquoise:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Retro Mint SW 9036
- Pure White SW 7005
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dragon Fruit SW 6855 · complementary (180°)
- Argyle SW 6747 · analogous (−30°)
- Cruising SW 6782 · analogous (+30°)
- Lavish Lavender SW 6975 · triadic (120°)
- Smokey Topaz SW 6117 · triadic (240°)
Nifty Turquoise vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 14.7) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 21.0), more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 22.3) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 21.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 22.3) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 21.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.