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Vintage Vessel SW 9050
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Vintage Vessel sits at L* 70.1, a* -12.7, b* 2.7. Its hue angle is 168° and its chroma is 13.0, so it leans green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 27%.
LRV 40.7: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.7, Vintage Vessel is lighter than 51% 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 Vintage Vessel
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Blue | HC-138 | 1.78 | Very close | |
| St. Lucia Teal | 683 | 2.47 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Del Mar Blue | 704 | 3.49 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Vintage Vessel
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nile River | S420-3 | 1.41 | Very close | |
| Sunstone | M430-4 | 2.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Opal Silk | PPU12-8 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearmint | SW 6465 | 1.57 | Very close | |
| Burma Jade | SW 2862 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Restful | SW 6458 | 2.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Drizzle | SW 6479 | 4.14 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Calico | SW 0017 | 4.47 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Hazel | SW 6471 | 4.79 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Forever Green SW 9653 · lighter, LRV 44.0
- Blithe Blue SW 9052 · lighter, LRV 46.0
- Festoon Aqua SW 0019 · lighter, LRV 46.6
- Marine SW 9659 · darker, LRV 36.0
- Calico SW 0017 · darker, LRV 34.5
- Verdigreen SW 9042 · darker, LRV 33.9
Colors that go with Vintage Vessel
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Vintage Vessel:
- Touch of Sand SW 9085
- Polvo de Oro SW 9012
- Green Trance SW 6462
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Damsel SW 7576 · complementary (180°)
- Nurture Green SW 6451 · analogous (−30°)
- Drizzle SW 6479 · analogous (+30°)
- Awesome Violet SW 6815 · triadic (120°)
- Sandbank SW 6052 · triadic (240°)
Vintage Vessel vs popular colors
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 9.2) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 40.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 9.2) is lighter (LRV 44.1 vs 40.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 10.3) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 40.7), more red/pink, more muted.