Needlepoint Navy (SW 0032)
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Needlepoint Navy (SW 0032) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Needlepoint Navy
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Needlepoint Navy by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 Needlepoint Navy, 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 | Spellbound | 1659 | 13.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Rush Hour | MQ5-25 | 12.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Prussian Cadet | 4008-6C | 13 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Silent Night | 1153-6 | 13 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Needlepoint Navy (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Needlepoint Navy
Darker than Needlepoint Navy
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0032 |
| Hex | #546670 |
| RGB | 84, 102, 112 |
| HSL | 201°, 14%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.1, -4.3, -7.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Needlepoint Navy (SW 0032), published as #546670
#425D6E
#666F70
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Needlepoint Navy (SW 0032)?
- Needlepoint Navy has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Needlepoint Navy is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Needlepoint Navy in another brand?
- Silent Night (PPG 1153-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Needlepoint Navy warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Needlepoint Navy as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.9; 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.