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Mountain Fig SW 9690
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Mountain Fig sits at L* 25.4, a* 1.7, b* -8.5. Its hue angle is 281° and its chroma is 8.7, 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 19%.
LRV 4.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 4.5, Mountain Fig is lighter than 3% 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 Mountain Fig
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackberry Punch | CC-962 | 2.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Royal | 2061-10 | 3.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Three-Piece-Suit | 2062-10 | 3.94 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Mountain Fig
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberry Tart | HDC-WR16-03 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Indigo Ink | HDC-CL-26A | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Vortex | T16-10 | 3.70 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal Blue | SW 2739 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Anchors Aweigh | SW 9179 | 3.87 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Naval | SW 6244 | 4.50 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Black Swan | SW 6279 | 4.61 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sea Mariner | SW 9640 | 5.29 | Similar, clearly different | |
| In the Navy | SW 9178 | 5.29 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Gale Force SW 7605 · lighter, LRV 5.6
- Charcoal Blue SW 2739 · lighter, LRV 5.7
- Mount Etna SW 7625 · lighter, LRV 6.2
- In the Navy SW 9178 · darker, LRV 3.7
- Black of Night SW 6993 · darker, LRV 3.6
- Inkwell SW 6992 · darker, LRV 3.6
Colors that go with Mountain Fig
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Andiron SW 6174 · complementary (180°)
- Gale Force SW 7605 · analogous (−30°)
- Black Swan SW 6279 · analogous (+30°)
- Rockweed SW 2735 · triadic (120°)
- Roycroft Bottle Green SW 2847 · triadic (240°)
Mountain Fig vs popular colors
- Naval (Sherwin-Williams SW 6244, ΔE 4.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more saturated.
- Soot (Benjamin Moore 2129-20, ΔE 5.0) is lighter (LRV 6.2 vs 4.5), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 5.5) is lighter (LRV 8.4 vs 4.5), more green.