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Tantalizing Teal

Sherwin-Williams 6937

HEX
#87DCCE
RGB
135, 220, 206
LAB
82.3, -29.0, -1.2
LRV
≈ 61
Family
Turquoise, cool
Nearest RAL
6027 Light Green
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With an LRV of about 61, Tantalizing Teal reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Tantalizing Teal in other brands

  • South Benjamin Moore 2043-50 Turquoise Very close ΔE 0.5
  • Turquoise Waters Nippon Paint NP BGG 2698P Turquoise Very close ΔE 0.6
  • Island Breeze Vista C-692 Turquoise Very close ΔE 0.6
  • Mintos Dulux Australia S27G3 Turquoise Very close ΔE 1.2
  • Island Breeze Hallman Lindsay 693 Turquoise Very close ΔE 1.3
  • Seafoam Dunn-Edwards DE5695 Turquoise Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Tantalizing Teal warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -1.2 and a value of -29.0 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Benjamin Moore color to Tantalizing Teal?

South (2043-50), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Tantalizing Teal?

≈ 61. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.