Holiday Turquoise (SW 0075)
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Holiday Turquoise (SW 0075) is a medium, neutral green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Holiday Turquoise
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Holiday Turquoise by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Holiday Turquoise, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Hazy Blue | 2040-50 | 49.7 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Undine | M450-4 | 47 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Gentle Wave | 5007-7C | 53 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Caribbean Crush | 17-31 | 50 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Holiday Turquoise (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Holiday Turquoise
Darker than Holiday Turquoise
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0075 |
| Hex | #8AC6BD |
| RGB | 138, 198, 189 |
| HSL | 171°, 34%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.7, -21.2, -1.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Holiday Turquoise (SW 0075), published as #8AC6BD
#75BCBB
#9ED0BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Holiday Turquoise (SW 0075)?
- Holiday Turquoise has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Holiday Turquoise is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Holiday Turquoise in another brand?
- Caribbean Crush (PPG 17-31) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Holiday Turquoise warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Holiday Turquoise as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.7; 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.