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Endless Sea SW 9150
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Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Endless Sea sits at L* 35.6, a* -6.7, b* -16.7. Its hue angle is 248° and its chroma is 18.0, so it reads as an outright blue rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 11%.
LRV 8.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 8.7, Endless Sea is lighter than 9% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Endless Sea
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Nights | 777 | 0.77 | Practically identical | |
| Blue Danube | 2062-30 | 1.06 | Very close | |
| Slate Teal | 2058-20 | 3.97 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Endless Sea
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shasta Lake | M490-7 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Quiet Storm | S-H-540 | 1.66 | Very close | |
| Superior Blue | S490-7 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regatta | SW 6517 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Marea Baja | SW 9185 | 3.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Adriatic Sea | SW 6790 | 5.30 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bunglehouse Blue | SW 0048 | 5.32 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Georgian Bay | SW 6509 | 5.57 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bosporus | SW 6503 | 5.65 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Georgian Bay SW 6509 · lighter, LRV 11.2
- Bunglehouse Blue SW 0048 · lighter, LRV 11.3
- Azure Tide SW 9684 · lighter, LRV 12.3
- Indigo Batik SW 7602 · darker, LRV 7.6
- Seaworthy SW 7620 · darker, LRV 6.7
- Rainstorm SW 6230 · darker, LRV 5.3
Colors that go with Endless Sea
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Endless Sea:
- Dirty Martini SW 9119
- Dark Clove SW 9183
- Icicle SW 6238
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Kaffee SW 6104 · complementary (180°)
- Oceanside SW 6496 · analogous (−30°)
- Dignified SW 6538 · analogous (+30°)
- Deep Maroon SW 0072 · triadic (120°)
- Courtyard SW 6440 · triadic (240°)
Endless Sea vs popular colors
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 5.2) is lighter (LRV 12.0 vs 8.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gentleman's Gray (Benjamin Moore 2062-20, ΔE 6.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 9.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.