Portsmouth
Portsmouth begins as a neutral color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. It appears in Emerald Designer Edition - Rustic + Refined, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#768482LRV
21.94
Portsmouth in Rooms
Follow Portsmouth from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 5 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
4 Misc Photos
Portsmouth (9644) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood. Test it under the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms.
Walls in Portsmouth establish calm elegance throughout this peaceful home.
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Portsmouth paint on hallway walls creates welcoming, cohesive flow.
@hollybsunderland
Hallway walls glow with soft Portsmouth blue-gray tones.
@hollybsunderland
Corridor features warm Portsmouth hue on all surfaces.
@hollybsunderland
1 Bedroom Photo
Its place within Emerald Designer Edition - Rustic + Refined hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let gentle morning light and low evening lamps and bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures guide the final sample decision.
Bedroom ceiling painted in serene Portsmouth shade.
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Coordinating Colors
White Sail reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 22), opening up a space where Portsmouth encloses it.
Slumber Sloth reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 22), opening up a space where Portsmouth encloses it.
At LRV 22 vs 9, Portsmouth 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 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (25 vs 22) makes Underseas the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 22 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 22 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.
With LRVs of 22 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 23 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Moody Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Whimsical White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 22), opening up a space where Portsmouth encloses it.
At LRV 46 vs 22, Chaise Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Portsmouth reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Thistle reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wallflower reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 22), opening up a space where Portsmouth encloses it.
At LRV 22 vs 3, Portsmouth is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Gris reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 22), opening up a space where Portsmouth encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 22, Eventide is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (22 vs 13) makes Portsmouth the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
The slate green undertones of this blue neutral give it a rain-day sophistication. Add a chill calm to your bedroom space.