Copen Blue (SW 0068)
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Copen Blue (SW 0068) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Copen Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Copen Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Copen 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 | Silver Marlin | 2139-50 | 56 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Mountain Falls | N420-2 | 56.9 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Garden Flower | 5004-3B | 58 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gale Force | 10-08 | 56 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Copen Blue (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Copen Blue
Darker than Copen Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0068 |
| Hex | #C2CCC4 |
| RGB | 194, 204, 196 |
| HSL | 132°, 9%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.1, -4.9, 2.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Copen Blue (SW 0068), published as #C2CCC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Copen Blue (SW 0068)?
- Copen Blue has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Copen Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Copen Blue in another brand?
- Silver Marlin (BM 2139-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Copen Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Copen Blue as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.8; 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.