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Utaupeia SW 9088
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Utaupeia sits at L* 60.8, a* 5.0, b* 13.7. Its hue angle is 70° and its chroma is 14.6, so it leans orange clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 57%.
LRV 28.9: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 28.9, Utaupeia is lighter than 36% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Utaupeia
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabot Trail | 998 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ticonderoga Taupe | 992 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Clay | 1034 | 2.68 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Utaupeia
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmyard | ECC-58-1 | 0.75 | Practically identical | |
| Pure Earth | PPU7-5 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pure Earth | PPU7-05 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Dock | SW 7502 | 1.76 | Very close | |
| Nearly Brown | SW 9093 | 1.77 | Very close | |
| Cocoa Whip | SW 9084 | 1.96 | Very close | |
| Dormer Brown | SW 7521 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sandy Ridge | SW 7535 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Chocolate Powder | SW 9082 | 2.39 | 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.
- Sticks & Stones SW 7503 · lighter, LRV 31.5
- Dormer Brown SW 7521 · lighter, LRV 31.5
- Serengeti Grass SW 9116 · lighter, LRV 31.7
- Pottery Urn SW 7715 · darker, LRV 26.7
- Cocoa Berry SW 9078 · darker, LRV 26.7
- Tavern Taupe SW 7508 · darker, LRV 26.7
Colors that go with Utaupeia
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Utaupeia:
- Kestrel White SW 7516
- Connected Gray SW 6165
- Modest White SW 6084
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dyer's Woad SW 9071 · complementary (180°)
- Hushed Auburn SW 9080 · analogous (−30°)
- Featherstone SW 9518 · analogous (+30°)
- Peacock Plume SW 0020 · triadic (120°)
- Berry Cream SW 9075 · triadic (240°)
Utaupeia vs popular colors
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 4.2) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 28.9), more green.
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 8.6) is lighter (LRV 37.0 vs 28.9), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 9.9) is lighter (LRV 36.5 vs 28.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.