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Marine SW 9659
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Marine sits at L* 66.5, a* -8.1, b* 2.5. Its hue angle is 163° and its chroma is 8.5, 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 26%.
LRV 36.0: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 36.0, Marine is lighter than 45% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Marine
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Mar Blue | 704 | 1.52 | Very close | |
| Stratton Blue | HC-142 | 1.52 | Very close | |
| Azores | AF-495 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Marine
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus Leaf | PPU12-05 | 0.72 | Practically identical | |
| Lotus Leaf | PPU12-5 | 0.72 | Practically identical | |
| Eucalyptus | QE-44 | 1.93 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halcyon Green | SW 6213 | 1.88 | Very close | |
| Calico | SW 0017 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jasper Stone | SW 9133 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dutch Tile Blue | SW 0031 | 4.82 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Vintage Vessel | SW 9050 | 4.90 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Eventide | SW 9643 | 5.03 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Drizzle SW 6479 · lighter, LRV 38.9
- Gray Matters SW 7066 · lighter, LRV 38.7
- Dutch Tile Blue SW 0031 · lighter, LRV 39.0
- Delft SW 9134 · darker, LRV 32.8
- Composed SW 6472 · darker, LRV 32.5
- Jasper Stone SW 9133 · darker, LRV 32.2
Colors that go with Marine
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Intuitive SW 6017 · complementary (180°)
- Coastal Plain SW 6192 · analogous (−30°)
- Delft SW 9134 · analogous (+30°)
- Vesper Violet SW 6542 · triadic (120°)
- Glamour SW 6031 · triadic (240°)
Marine vs popular colors
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 7.0) is lighter (LRV 44.1 vs 36.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 7.7) is darker (LRV 30.4 vs 36.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 8.4) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 36.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.