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City Loft SW 7631
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Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, City Loft sits at L* 87.2, a* 0.1, b* 5.0. Its hue angle is 88° and its chroma is 5.0, so it leans yellow only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 45%.
LRV 70.5: very light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 70.5, City Loft is lighter than 84% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reflects most light. Works in dim rooms, north-facing spaces, ceilings and trim; can look stark in strong southern light.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to City Loft
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pale Oak | OC-20 | 1.23 | Very close | |
| Athena | 858 | 1.23 | Very close | |
| Balboa Mist | OC-27 | 1.27 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to City Loft
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Porcelain | T13-2 | 0.54 | Practically identical | |
| Taupe Tease | N210-1 | 0.96 | Practically identical | |
| Shaded Hammock | PPF-11 | 1.00 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egret White | SW 7570 | 0.59 | Practically identical | |
| Windfresh White | SW 7628 | 0.65 | Practically identical | |
| Drift of Mist | SW 9166 | 0.75 | Practically identical | |
| Aesthetic White | SW 7035 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Simple White | SW 7021 | 1.25 | Very close | |
| Limewash | SW 9589 | 1.26 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Ghosted SW 9545 · lighter, LRV 74.8
- Topsail SW 6217 · lighter, LRV 74.9
- Rock Candy SW 6231 · lighter, LRV 74.6
- Natural Linen SW 9109 · darker, LRV 66.3
- Reflection SW 7661 · darker, LRV 66.1
- Maison Blanche SW 7526 · darker, LRV 65.8
Colors that go with City Loft
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for City Loft:
- Taupe Tone SW 7633
- Connor's Lakefront SW 9060
- Snowbound SW 7004
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Wishful Blue SW 6813 · complementary (180°)
- Hush White SW 6042 · analogous (−30°)
- Opaline SW 6189 · analogous (+30°)
- Little Boy Blu SW 9054 · triadic (120°)
- Spangle SW 6834 · triadic (240°)
City Loft vs popular colors
- Drift of Mist (Sherwin-Williams SW 9166, ΔE 0.7) is about as light.
- Pale Oak (Benjamin Moore OC-20, ΔE 1.2) is darker (LRV 68.6 vs 70.5).
- Balboa Mist (Benjamin Moore OC-27, ΔE 1.3) is darker (LRV 65.5 vs 70.5).