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Dazzle SW 6962
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Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Dazzle sits at L* 54.7, a* -2.9, b* -31.6. Its hue angle is 265° and its chroma is 31.7, so it reads as an outright blue rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 1%.
LRV 22.5: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 22.5, Dazzle is lighter than 29% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Dazzle
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | CSP-555 | 3.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lazy Sunday | CC-846 | 3.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lazy Sunday | 803 | 3.48 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Dazzle
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handsome Hue | 570B-6 | 0.56 | Practically identical | |
| Boat House | P520-5 | 1.07 | Very close | |
| Warm Spring | 560B-6 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfect Periwinkle | SW 9065 | 3.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Scanda | SW 6529 | 5.31 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sapphire | SW 6963 | 5.73 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sporty Blue | SW 6522 | 5.88 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Lobelia | SW 6809 | 7.00 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Lupine | SW 6810 | 7.91 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Lobelia SW 6809 · lighter, LRV 29.9
- Sapphire SW 6963 · darker, LRV 17.9
- Blue Plate SW 6796 · darker, LRV 16.7
- Lupine SW 6810 · darker, LRV 16.4
Colors that go with Dazzle
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Dazzle:
- Gala Pink SW 6579
- In the Pink SW 6583
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Grandiose SW 6404 · complementary (180°)
- Impromptu SW 6955 · analogous (−30°)
- Venture Violet SW 6970 · analogous (+30°)
- Reddish SW 6319 · triadic (120°)
- Kilkenny SW 6740 · triadic (240°)
Dazzle vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 16.5) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 22.5), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 18.4) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 22.5), more yellow/warm, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 22.8) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 22.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.