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Aquaverde SW 9051
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Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Aquaverde sits at L* 75.6, a* -10.4, b* -1.8. Its hue angle is 190° and its chroma is 10.5, so it leans blue-green 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 13%.
LRV 48.9: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 48.9, Aquaverde is lighter than 61% 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 Aquaverde
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Green | 710 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rhine River | 689 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Warm Springs | 682 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Aquaverde
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Sea | 500F-4 | 0.91 | Practically identical | |
| Aspiring Blue | S440-3 | 1.01 | Very close | |
| Polished Aqua | T17-08 | 1.17 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festoon Aqua | SW 0019 | 1.36 | Very close | |
| Raindrop | SW 6485 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hazel | SW 6471 | 3.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Watery | SW 6478 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rain | SW 6219 | 4.10 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Blithe Blue | SW 9052 | 4.29 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Silver Lake SW 9633 · lighter, LRV 52.8
- Niebla Azul SW 9137 · lighter, LRV 52.9
- Billowy Breeze SW 9055 · lighter, LRV 54.5
- Blithe Blue SW 9052 · darker, LRV 46.0
- Languid Blue SW 6226 · darker, LRV 45.6
- Stardew SW 9138 · darker, LRV 43.1
Colors that go with Aquaverde
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Aquaverde:
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Delightful SW 6289 · complementary (180°)
- Hazel SW 6471 · analogous (−30°)
- French Moire SW 9056 · analogous (+30°)
- Rhapsody Lilac SW 6828 · triadic (120°)
- Cool Beige SW 9086 · triadic (240°)
Aquaverde vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 6.5) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 48.9), more red/pink, more muted.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 6.7) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 48.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 9.2) is darker (LRV 44.1 vs 48.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.