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Stargazer SW 9635
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Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Stargazer sits at L* 47.8, a* -6.5, b* -5.3. Its hue angle is 219° and its chroma is 8.4, so it leans blue-green 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 16.6: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.6, Stargazer is lighter than 21% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Stargazer
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Blue | HC-191 | 1.97 | Very close | |
| Providence Blue | 1636 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Spruce | 1637 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Stargazer
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crater Lake | BXC-81 | 1.55 | Very close | |
| Desert Night | ECC-64-3 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Heron | 530F-6 | 2.49 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean | SW 7617 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Riverway | SW 6222 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Labradorite | SW 7619 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Refuge | SW 6228 | 3.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Slate Tile | SW 7624 | 3.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Smoky Blue | SW 7604 | 4.09 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Before the Storm SW 9564 · lighter, LRV 18.4
- Labradorite SW 7619 · lighter, LRV 18.6
- Refuge SW 6228 · lighter, LRV 18.7
- Rocky River SW 6215 · darker, LRV 15.0
- Wall Street SW 7665 · darker, LRV 14.9
- Slate Tile SW 7624 · darker, LRV 14.8
Colors that go with Stargazer
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Patchwork Plum SW 0022 · complementary (180°)
- Riverway SW 6222 · analogous (−30°)
- Distance SW 6243 · analogous (+30°)
- Soulmate SW 6270 · triadic (120°)
- Sage Green Light SW 2851 · triadic (240°)
Stargazer vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 7.8) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 16.6), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 9.5) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 16.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 11.9) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.