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Taiga SW 9654
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Taiga sits at L* 52.6, a* -5.3, b* 3.1. Its hue angle is 150° and its chroma is 6.2, so it leans green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 30%.
LRV 20.6: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 20.6, Taiga is lighter than 27% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Taiga
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Train | 1567 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Night Train | CC-720 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Duxbury Gray | HC-163 | 2.95 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Taiga
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Forest | HDC-AC-22 | 0.91 | Practically identical | |
| Boreal | N420-5 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Village Green | N410-5 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retreat | SW 6207 | 1.96 | Very close | |
| Rookwood Blue Green | SW 2811 | 3.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Portsmouth | SW 9644 | 3.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Studio Blue Green | SW 0047 | 3.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dried Thyme | SW 6186 | 4.03 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Attitude Gray | SW 7060 | 4.35 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Software SW 7074 · lighter, LRV 22.7
- Privilege Green SW 6193 · lighter, LRV 22.6
- Mountain Road SW 7743 · lighter, LRV 23.2
- Crooked River SW 9524 · darker, LRV 18.5
- Gauntlet Gray SW 7019 · darker, LRV 17.4
- Hulett Ore SW 9574 · darker, LRV 16.1
Colors that go with Taiga
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Soulmate SW 6270 · complementary (180°)
- Retreat SW 6207 · analogous (−30°)
- Portsmouth SW 9644 · analogous (+30°)
- Downing Slate SW 2819 · triadic (120°)
- Renwick Heather SW 2818 · triadic (240°)
Taiga vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 5.6) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 20.6), more red/pink, more muted.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 7.5) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 20.6), more blue/cool, more green, more saturated.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 9.2) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 20.6), more red/pink, more muted.