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Blue Bauble SW 6948
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, Blue Bauble sits at L* 85.2, a* -15.2, b* -7.8. Its hue angle is 207° and its chroma is 17.1, 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 4%.
LRV 66.4: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 66.4, Blue Bauble is lighter than 80% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Blue Bauble
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Seafoam | 2056-60 | 1.20 | Very close | |
| Sea Isle | 751 | 1.63 | Very close | |
| Serenity | 2055-60 | 1.84 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Blue Bauble
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Falls | P480-2 | 1.95 | Very close | |
| Beachside Drive | M460-2 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rapture Blue | 520C-3 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quench Blue | SW 6785 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spa | SW 6765 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pool Blue | SW 6944 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Liquid Blue | SW 6779 | 3.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Minor Blue | SW 6792 | 3.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cay | SW 6772 | 3.67 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Aquatint SW 6936 · lighter, LRV 72.7
- Aviary Blue SW 6778 · lighter, LRV 72.7
- Swimming SW 6764 · lighter, LRV 73.1
- Bluebell SW 6793 · darker, LRV 60.9
- Liquid Blue SW 6779 · darker, LRV 60.2
- Jetstream SW 6492 · darker, LRV 60.0
Colors that go with Blue Bauble
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Blue Bauble:
- Black Swan SW 6279
- Alabaster SW 7008
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Bella Pink SW 6596 · complementary (180°)
- Aquatint SW 6936 · analogous (−30°)
- Something Blue SW 6800 · analogous (+30°)
- Vanity Pink SW 6976 · triadic (120°)
- Netsuke SW 6134 · triadic (240°)
Blue Bauble vs popular colors
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 10.3) is darker (LRV 60.4 vs 66.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 10.6) is darker (LRV 56.4 vs 66.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray Cashmere (Benjamin Moore 2138-60, ΔE 13.5) is darker (LRV 64.5 vs 66.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.