Riverway (SW 6222)
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Riverway (SW 6222) is a very deep, neutral blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Riverway
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Riverway 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 Riverway, 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 | Knoxville Gray | HC-160 | 15.7 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Unreal Teal | ECC-58-3 | 14.6 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Relaxed Navy | 5001-2B | 16 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Juniper Berry | 1145-6 | 14 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Riverway (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Riverway
Darker than Riverway
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6222 |
| Hex | #5D7274 |
| RGB | 93, 114, 116 |
| HSL | 185°, 11%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.5, -7.2, -3.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Riverway (SW 6222), published as #5D7274
#4B6972
#6E7B74
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Riverway (SW 6222)?
- Riverway has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Riverway is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Riverway in another brand?
- Unreal Teal (Behr ECC-58-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Riverway warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Riverway as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.7; 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.