Calypso

With an LRV of about 35, Calypso is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Calypso in other brands

• Cool Benjamin Moore 2056-40 Turquoise Very close ΔE 0.7
• Javan Dawn 1 Dulux UK 1187534 Turquoise Very close ΔE 1.0
• Future Kelly-Moore KM5042-3 Turquoise Very close ΔE 1.1
• Placid Sea Behr P470-5 Turquoise Very close ΔE 1.4
• Twilight Sea Asian Paints 7439 Turquoise Very close ΔE 1.6
• Green Buoy Dulux Australia S30H5 Turquoise Very close ΔE 1.9

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Mariner Sherwin-Williams 6766 Turquoise
• Splashy Sherwin-Williams 6942 Teal

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as blue
• Protanopia Reads as grayish blue
• Tritanopia Reads as turquoise
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Close to listed
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Calypso warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -16.3 and a value of -32.9 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Benjamin Moore color to Calypso?

Cool (2056-40), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Calypso?

≈ 35. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.