Bunglehouse Blue (SW 0048)
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Bunglehouse Blue (SW 0048) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bunglehouse Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Bunglehouse Blue 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 Bunglehouse Blue, 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 | Vermont Slate | 1673 | 12.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Nostalgic Evening | BNC-28 | 11.2 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Deep Twilight Blue | 4007-6C | 12 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Silent Night | 1153-6 | 13 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Bunglehouse Blue (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Bunglehouse Blue
Darker than Bunglehouse Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0048 |
| Hex | #47626F |
| RGB | 71, 98, 111 |
| HSL | 200°, 22%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.0, -6.4, -10.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bunglehouse Blue (SW 0048), published as #47626F
#33596D
#5A6B6F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bunglehouse Blue (SW 0048)?
- Bunglehouse Blue has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bunglehouse Blue is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bunglehouse Blue in another brand?
- Nostalgic Evening (Behr BNC-28) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bunglehouse Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Bunglehouse Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.5; 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.