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Salty Dog SW 9177
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Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Salty Dog sits at L* 25.9, a* -2.8, b* -17.7. Its hue angle is 261° and its chroma is 17.9, 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 4.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 4.7, Salty Dog is lighter than 4% 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 Salty Dog
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Blue | 2059-10 | 1.28 | Very close | |
| Cefalú Beach | 2061-20 | 2.85 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| North Sea | CC-932 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Salty Dog
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Blue | MQ5-54 | 3.78 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lake View | PPF-57 | 4.10 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Nocturnal Sea | 570D-7 | 4.37 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dress Blues | SW 9176 | 3.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| In the Navy | SW 9178 | 4.12 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Commodore | SW 6524 | 4.22 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Naval | SW 6244 | 4.34 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Indigo | SW 6531 | 5.44 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Loyal Blue | SW 6510 | 5.61 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Commodore SW 6524 · lighter, LRV 6.0
- Indigo SW 6531 · lighter, LRV 6.5
- Indigo Batik SW 7602 · lighter, LRV 7.6
- In the Navy SW 9178 · darker, LRV 3.7
Colors that go with Salty Dog
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Salty Dog:
- Gray Screen SW 7071
- Favorite Jeans SW 9147
- Pure White SW 7005
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dark Clove SW 9183 · complementary (180°)
- Moscow Midnight SW 9142 · analogous (−30°)
- Majestic Purple SW 6545 · analogous (+30°)
- Sommelier SW 7595 · triadic (120°)
- Greenhouse SW 2933 · triadic (240°)
Salty Dog vs popular colors
- Gentleman's Gray (Benjamin Moore 2062-20, ΔE 4.0) is lighter (LRV 7.3 vs 4.7), more yellow/warm, more muted.
- Naval (Sherwin-Williams SW 6244, ΔE 4.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 8.1) is lighter (LRV 8.4 vs 4.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.