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Alaea SW 7579
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated pink (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Alaea sits at L* 41.8, a* 17.4, b* 5.1. Its hue angle is 16° and its chroma is 18.1, so it reads as an outright pink rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 43%.
LRV 12.4: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 12.4, Alaea is lighter than 15% 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 Alaea
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love Affair | 1266 | 1.13 | Very close | |
| Garrison Red | HC-66 | 4.05 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Fading Twilight | 1258 | 4.05 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Alaea
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Maple | 120F-6 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fine Burgundy | HDC-CL-02 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Purplestone | 110F-6 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Rouge | SW 6026 | 3.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aged Wine | SW 6299 | 4.34 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cordial | SW 6306 | 4.98 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Toile Red | SW 0006 | 5.47 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Canyon Clay | SW 6054 | 5.90 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Berry Bush | SW 6292 | 5.97 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Rambling Rose SW 6305 · lighter, LRV 15.5
- Plum Dandy SW 6284 · lighter, LRV 16.8
- Dutch Cocoa SW 6032 · lighter, LRV 18.3
- Cordial SW 6306 · darker, LRV 10.8
- Carriage Door SW 7594 · darker, LRV 7.5
- Aurora Brown SW 2837 · darker, LRV 7.2
Colors that go with Alaea
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Alaea:
- Irish Cream SW 7537
- Soft Fawn SW 9097
- White Duck SW 7010
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Green Bay SW 6481 · complementary (180°)
- Grape Harvest SW 6285 · analogous (−30°)
- Hot Cocoa SW 6047 · analogous (+30°)
- Olivetone SW 9670 · triadic (120°)
- Azure Tide SW 9684 · triadic (240°)
Alaea vs popular colors
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 4.5) is darker (LRV 9.8 vs 12.4).
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 8.5) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 9.7) is darker (LRV 8.9 vs 12.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.