Gulf Shores
Benjamin Moore's Gulf Shores is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 22.1 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#008C87LRV
22.15
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 68 vs 22, Wickham Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 22, Golden Delicious is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 22, Meadow Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 22 vs 9, Gulf Shores is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 23 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 23 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 24 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 13) makes Gulf Shores the marginally brighter of the two.
Aztec Lily reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 22), opening up a space where Gulf Shores encloses it.
Pink Lace reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 22), opening up a space where Gulf Shores encloses it.
At LRV 47 vs 22, Pink Punch is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (27 vs 22) makes Deco Rose the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 23 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 9-point LRV gap (31 vs 22) makes Poseidon the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (22 vs 15) makes Gulf Shores the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 22 vs 7, Gulf Shores is decisively the brighter choice.
Gulf Shores reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
An electric shade of teal with an underlying sophistication.