St. Lucia Teal (BM 683)
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St. Lucia Teal (BM 683) is a medium, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 43.8, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with St. Lucia Teal
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for St. Lucia Teal by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to St. Lucia Teal, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Vintage Vessel | SW 9050 | 41 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Spring Stream | PPU12-07 | 46.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Valley Haze | 5004-5C | 43 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Parakeet Pete | 1143-4 | 41 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to St. Lucia Teal (LRV 43.8) by LRV.
Lighter than St. Lucia Teal
Darker than St. Lucia Teal
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 683 |
| Hex | #94B8AF |
| RGB | 148, 184, 175 |
| HSL | 165°, 20%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.0, -14.0, 0.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
St. Lucia Teal (BM 683), published as #94B8AF
#81AEAD
#A7C2AF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of St. Lucia Teal (BM 683)?
- St. Lucia Teal has an LRV of 43.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so St. Lucia Teal is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to St. Lucia Teal in another brand?
- Valley Haze (Valspar 5004-5C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is St. Lucia Teal warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists St. Lucia Teal as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.