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Muddled Basil SW 7745
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Muddled Basil sits at L* 35.2, a* 0.5, b* 10.0. Its hue angle is 87° and its chroma is 10.0, 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 67%.
LRV 8.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 8.6, Muddled Basil is lighter than 9% 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 Muddled Basil
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Grove | 2138-20 | 1.94 | Very close | |
| Char Brown | 2137-20 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Dakota Woods Green | 2139-20 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Muddled Basil
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Ridge | 730D-7 | 0.57 | Practically identical | |
| Eagle Rock | S-H-730 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Bridgewood | S-H-770 | 1.34 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nocturne | SW 9520 | 2.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Enduring Bronze | SW 7055 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tungsten | SW 9515 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Best Bronze | SW 6160 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Prospect | SW 9615 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Garden Gate | SW 6167 | 3.00 | 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.
- Garden Gate SW 6167 · lighter, LRV 9.9
- Prospect SW 9615 · lighter, LRV 10.1
- Rookwood Dark Green SW 2816 · lighter, LRV 10.1
- Enduring Bronze SW 7055 · darker, LRV 7.5
- Black Fox SW 7020 · darker, LRV 6.7
- Foxhall Green SW 9184 · darker, LRV 6.7
Colors that go with Muddled Basil
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Muddled Basil:
- Aged White SW 9180
- Let it Rain SW 9152
- Moderne White SW 6168
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mineral Gray SW 2740 · complementary (180°)
- Rookwood Dark Brown SW 2808 · analogous (−30°)
- Forestwood SW 7730 · analogous (+30°)
- Still Water SW 6223 · triadic (120°)
- Ripe Berry SW 9689 · triadic (240°)
Muddled Basil vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 4.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 6.9) is lighter (LRV 11.0 vs 8.6), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 7.8) is darker (LRV 5.9 vs 8.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.