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Baby Blue Eyes SW 9070
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Baby Blue Eyes sits at L* 64.9, a* -6.5, b* -12.8. Its hue angle is 243° and its chroma is 14.3, so it leans blue 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 7%.
LRV 33.9: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 33.9, Baby Blue Eyes is lighter than 43% 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 Baby Blue Eyes
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Blue | 1677 | 0.75 | Practically identical | |
| Labrador Blue | 1670 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Cable Knit Sweater | CSP-650 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Baby Blue Eyes
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cascade | UL230-17 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Yacht Harbor | PMD-14 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Cool Dusk | 550F-4 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favorite Jeans | SW 9147 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Notable Hue | SW 6521 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Adrift | SW 7608 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dyer's Woad | SW 9071 | 3.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Daphne | SW 9151 | 3.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Powder Blue | SW 2863 | 3.76 | 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.
- Notable Hue SW 6521 · lighter, LRV 36.7
- Adrift SW 7608 · lighter, LRV 37.3
- Aquitaine SW 9057 · lighter, LRV 37.7
- Bluebird Feather SW 9062 · darker, LRV 30.9
- Bluesy Note SW 9064 · darker, LRV 30.7
- Dyer's Woad SW 9071 · darker, LRV 30.2
Colors that go with Baby Blue Eyes
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Baby Blue Eyes:
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Trusty Tan SW 6087 · complementary (180°)
- Aquitaine SW 9057 · analogous (−30°)
- Vesper Violet SW 6542 · analogous (+30°)
- Rosé SW 6290 · triadic (120°)
- Rookwood Jade SW 2812 · triadic (240°)
Baby Blue Eyes vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 11.1) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 33.9), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 13.6) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 33.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 14.9) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 33.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.