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Anchors Aweigh SW 9179
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Anchors Aweigh sits at L* 21.4, a* -0.1, b* -9.4. Its hue angle is 269° and its chroma is 9.4, 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 18%.
LRV 3.4: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 3.4, Anchors Aweigh is lighter than 2% 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 Anchors Aweigh
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Royal | 2061-10 | 2.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Three-Piece-Suit | 2062-10 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| North Sea | CC-932 | 3.27 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Anchors Aweigh
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo Ink | HDC-CL-26A | 5.49 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Soulful | HDC-FL13-7 | 5.70 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Blackbird | ECC-23-3 | 6.05 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the Navy | SW 9178 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Naval | SW 6244 | 3.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| After the Storm | SW 9685 | 3.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mountain Fig | SW 9690 | 3.87 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Inkwell | SW 6992 | 5.06 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Charcoal Blue | SW 2739 | 5.39 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Black Swan SW 6279 · lighter, LRV 4.0
- Naval SW 6244 · lighter, LRV 4.5
- Mountain Fig SW 9690 · lighter, LRV 4.5
Colors that go with Anchors Aweigh
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Anchors Aweigh:
- Creamy SW 7012
- Quietude SW 6212
- Pure White SW 7005
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Iron Gate SW 2926 · complementary (180°)
- Dark Night SW 6237 · analogous (−30°)
- Black Swan SW 6279 · analogous (+30°)
- Black Bean SW 6006 · triadic (120°)
- Roycroft Bottle Green SW 2847 · triadic (240°)
Anchors Aweigh vs popular colors
- Naval (Sherwin-Williams SW 6244, ΔE 3.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green.
- Soot (Benjamin Moore 2129-20, ΔE 5.1) is lighter (LRV 6.2 vs 3.4), more yellow/warm, more muted.
- Gentleman's Gray (Benjamin Moore 2062-20, ΔE 7.1) is lighter (LRV 7.3 vs 3.4), more blue/cool, more green, more saturated.