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Porpoise SW 7047
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Porpoise sits at L* 42.8, a* 1.1, b* 6.1. Its hue angle is 80° and its chroma is 6.2, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 46%.
LRV 13.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 13.0, Porpoise is lighter than 16% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Porpoise
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Creek | 1477 | 0.96 | Practically identical | |
| Coachman's Cape® | CSP-90 | 1.70 | Very close | |
| Bear Creek | 1470 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Porpoise
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patio Stone | N360-6 | 0.96 | Practically identical | |
| Back Stage | T11-8 | 1.94 | Very close | |
| Burnished Pewter | PPU24-04 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone | SW 9599 | 1.19 | Very close | |
| Griffin | SW 7026 | 2.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Braintree | SW 9595 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ironclad | SW 9570 | 3.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Manor House | SW 7505 | 3.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brainstorm Bronze | SW 7033 | 3.44 | 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.
- Landmark SW 9609 · lighter, LRV 14.6
- Garret Gray SW 6075 · lighter, LRV 14.5
- Homburg Gray SW 7622 · lighter, LRV 14.7
- Manor House SW 7505 · darker, LRV 11.3
- Ironclad SW 9570 · darker, LRV 10.9
- Oak Leaf Brown SW 7054 · darker, LRV 10.5
Colors that go with Porpoise
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Porpoise:
- Eider White SW 7014
- Limón Fresco SW 9030
- Shoji White SW 7042
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Gibraltar SW 6257 · complementary (180°)
- Nutshell SW 6040 · analogous (−30°)
- Cast Iron SW 6202 · analogous (+30°)
- Mountain Pass SW 9655 · triadic (120°)
- Stunning Shade SW 7082 · triadic (240°)
Porpoise vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 6.1) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 13.0), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 7.0) is darker (LRV 11.0 vs 13.0), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 7.3) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 13.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.