Bracing Blue (SW 6242)
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Bracing Blue (SW 6242) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 25, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bracing Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Bracing 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 Bracing 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 | Wild Blue Yonder | CSP-620 | 27 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Skipper | 570F-5 | 23.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Pulitzer Blue | 4008-4A | 25 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chalky Blue | 1153-5 | 26 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Bracing Blue (LRV 25) by LRV.
Lighter than Bracing Blue
Darker than Bracing Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6242 |
| Hex | #768B9A |
| RGB | 118, 139, 154 |
| HSL | 205°, 15%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.7, -4.0, -10.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bracing Blue (SW 6242), published as #768B9A
#638298
#89949A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bracing Blue (SW 6242)?
- Bracing Blue has an LRV of 25. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bracing Blue is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bracing Blue in another brand?
- Pulitzer Blue (Valspar 4008-4A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bracing Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Bracing 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.