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Canal Street SW 9523
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Canal Street sits at L* 60.5, a* -1.6, b* 9.5. Its hue angle is 99° and its chroma is 9.7, so it leans yellow 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 45%.
LRV 28.8: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 28.8, Canal Street 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 Canal Street
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Mountain | 1488 | 0.55 | Practically identical | |
| Taiga | CC-696 | 0.55 | Practically identical | |
| Gettysburg Gray | HC-107 | 1.35 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Canal Street
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muted Sage | N350-5 | 1.07 | Very close | |
| Dusty Olive | PPU8-20 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pavement Gray | MQ6-25 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honed Soapstone | SW 9126 | 2.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Featherstone | SW 9518 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| At Ease Soldier | SW 9127 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Zeus | SW 7744 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bunglehouse Gray | SW 2845 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Earth | SW 7748 | 2.68 | 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.
- Green Earth SW 7748 · lighter, LRV 31.1
- Sanderling SW 7513 · lighter, LRV 31.4
- Honed Soapstone SW 9126 · lighter, LRV 31.3
- Hammered Silver SW 2840 · darker, LRV 26.4
- Curio Gray SW 0024 · darker, LRV 26.0
- Sawdust SW 6158 · darker, LRV 26.0
Colors that go with Canal Street
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dusty Heather SW 9073 · complementary (180°)
- Chatura Gray SW 9169 · analogous (−30°)
- Jade Dragon SW 9129 · analogous (+30°)
- Whirlpool SW 9135 · triadic (120°)
- Thistle SW 6283 · triadic (240°)
Canal Street vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 3.5) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 28.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 5.1) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 28.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 7.6) is lighter (LRV 37.0 vs 28.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.