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Sea Serpent SW 7615
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Sea Serpent sits at L* 31.1, a* -2.8, b* -7.0. Its hue angle is 248° and its chroma is 7.6, so it leans blue clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 22%.
LRV 6.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 6.7, Sea Serpent is lighter than 6% 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 Sea Serpent
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 Note | 2129-30 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Brush Blue | CW-675 | 1.55 | Very close | |
| Lead Gray | 2131-30 | 2.91 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Sea Serpent
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Navy | QE-56 | 0.92 | Practically identical | |
| New Navy Blue | BXC-26 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Evening Storm | PPF-48 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarragon | SW 9660 | 2.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gale Force | SW 7605 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mount Etna | SW 7625 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sea Mariner | SW 9640 | 3.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Big Dipper | SW 9645 | 3.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cyberspace | SW 7076 | 4.05 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Indigo Batik SW 7602 · lighter, LRV 7.6
- Mineral Gray SW 2740 · lighter, LRV 9.4
- Still Water SW 6223 · lighter, LRV 10.1
- Charcoal Blue SW 2739 · darker, LRV 5.7
- Gale Force SW 7605 · darker, LRV 5.6
- Rainstorm SW 6230 · darker, LRV 5.3
Colors that go with Sea Serpent
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Sea Serpent:
- Lullaby SW 9136
- Uncertain Gray SW 6234
- Ice Cube SW 6252
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Black Fox SW 7020 · complementary (180°)
- Tarragon SW 9660 · analogous (−30°)
- Sea Mariner SW 9640 · analogous (+30°)
- Plum Brown SW 6272 · triadic (120°)
- Foxhall Green SW 9184 · triadic (240°)
Sea Serpent vs popular colors
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 3.1) is lighter (LRV 8.4 vs 6.7), more red/pink.
- Gentleman's Gray (Benjamin Moore 2062-20, ΔE 4.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more saturated.
- Naval (Sherwin-Williams SW 6244, ΔE 5.7) is darker (LRV 4.5 vs 6.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.