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Little Boy Blu SW 9054
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Little Boy Blu sits at L* 85.2, a* -5.1, b* -3.4. Its hue angle is 214° and its chroma is 6.1, 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 11%.
LRV 66.6: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 66.6, Little Boy Blu is lighter than 80% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Little Boy Blu
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Haze | 1667 | 0.93 | Practically identical | |
| Windy Sky | 1639 | 0.96 | Practically identical | |
| Summer Shower | 2135-60 | 1.45 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Little Boy Blu
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Light View | MQ3-53 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Cloudy Sky | S470-1 | 1.27 | Very close | |
| Offshore Mist | PPU13-16 | 1.60 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmy | SW 6512 | 1.40 | Very close | |
| Byte Blue | SW 6498 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Moonmist | SW 9144 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Atmospheric | SW 6505 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hinting Blue | SW 6519 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tradewind | SW 6218 | 2.69 | 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.
- Spatial White SW 6259 · lighter, LRV 71.9
- Wishful Blue SW 6813 · lighter, LRV 71.8
- Window Pane SW 6210 · lighter, LRV 72.2
- North Star SW 6246 · darker, LRV 62.3
- Waterscape SW 6470 · darker, LRV 61.5
- Tradewind SW 6218 · darker, LRV 60.7
Colors that go with Little Boy Blu
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Little Boy Blu:
- Adaptive Shade SW 7053
- Silver Gray SW 0049
- Mountain Air SW 6224
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Rose Of Sharon SW 6294 · complementary (180°)
- Tidewater SW 6477 · analogous (−30°)
- Icelandic SW 6526 · analogous (+30°)
- Wallflower SW 6281 · triadic (120°)
- Winter Walk SW 9628 · triadic (240°)
Little Boy Blu vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 4.0) is darker (LRV 56.4 vs 66.6), more yellow/warm.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 5.6) is darker (LRV 60.4 vs 66.6), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Gray Cashmere (Benjamin Moore 2138-60, ΔE 6.3) is darker (LRV 64.5 vs 66.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.