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Surfin' SW 9048
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Surfin' sits at L* 73.5, a* -19.1, b* -16.5. Its hue angle is 221° and its chroma is 25.2, so it reads as an outright blue-green rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 3%.
LRV 46.2: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 46.2, Surfin' is lighter than 57% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Surfin'
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graceful Sea | 767 | 1.32 | Very close | |
| Seaside Blue | 2054-50 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| Madison Avenue | 759 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Surfin'
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Flow | 520B-4 | 1.69 | Very close | |
| Rushing Stream | P480-4 | 1.94 | Very close | |
| Azure Lake | M470-4 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nautilus | SW 6780 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rapture Blue | SW 6773 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| After the Rain | SW 9047 | 3.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Candid Blue | SW 6953 | 3.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fountain | SW 6787 | 3.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Slick Blue | SW 6949 | 4.17 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- After the Rain SW 9047 · lighter, LRV 49.4
- Sky Fall SW 9049 · lighter, LRV 50.8
- Slick Blue SW 6949 · lighter, LRV 51.9
- Regale Blue SW 6801 · darker, LRV 42.2
- Nautilus SW 6780 · darker, LRV 41.8
- Ebbtide SW 6493 · darker, LRV 41.2
Colors that go with Surfin'
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Surfin':
- Egret White SW 7570
- Venetian Yellow SW 1666
- Bravo Blue SW 6784
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Rosettee SW 7581 · complementary (180°)
- Mariner SW 6766 · analogous (−30°)
- Blue Beyond SW 6961 · analogous (+30°)
- Partytime SW 6849 · triadic (120°)
- Baby Bok Choy SW 9037 · triadic (240°)
Surfin' vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 14.2) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 46.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 16.4) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 46.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 18.1) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 46.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.