Rainstorm (SW 6230)
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Rainstorm (SW 6230) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 5, so it reflects about 5 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rainstorm
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rainstorm by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Rainstorm, 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 | River Blue | 2057-10 | 7.3 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Nocturne Blue | HDC-CL-28 | 6.7 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Everglade Deck | 5011-3 | 7 | 5.2 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Sailor's Coat | 1153-7 | 6 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Rainstorm (LRV 5) by LRV.
Lighter than Rainstorm
Darker than Rainstorm
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6230 |
| Hex | #244653 |
| RGB | 36, 70, 83 |
| HSL | 197°, 39%, 23% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 27.8, -8.2, -11.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rainstorm (SW 6230), published as #244653
#053E51
#384E53
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rainstorm (SW 6230)?
- Rainstorm has an LRV of 5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rainstorm is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rainstorm in another brand?
- River Blue (BM 2057-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.7 (noticeably different).
- Is Rainstorm warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rainstorm as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.6; 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.