Interesting Aqua (SW 6220)
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Interesting Aqua (SW 6220) is a medium, neutral blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Interesting Aqua
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Interesting Aqua 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 Interesting Aqua, 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 | Silken Blue | CSP-670 | 41.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Bucolic Blue | BXC-28 | 39.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blue Arrow | 5001-3C | 42 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Blue By You | 1035-3 | 45 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Interesting Aqua (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Interesting Aqua
Darker than Interesting Aqua
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6220 |
| Hex | #9BAFB2 |
| RGB | 155, 175, 178 |
| HSL | 188°, 13%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.1, -6.3, -3.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Interesting Aqua (SW 6220), published as #9BAFB2
#89A5B0
#ADB9B2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Interesting Aqua (SW 6220)?
- Interesting Aqua has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Interesting Aqua is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Interesting Aqua in another brand?
- Silken Blue (BM CSP-670) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Interesting Aqua warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Interesting Aqua as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.9; 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.