Tidewater (SW 6477)
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Tidewater (SW 6477) is a light, neutral green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tidewater
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Tidewater by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Tidewater, 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 | Annapolis Green | 687 | 61.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Rain Washed | 500E-3 | 62.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Aquatic Edge | 5003-5A | 67 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Julep Green | 1146-3 | 68 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Tidewater (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Tidewater
Darker than Tidewater
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6477 |
| Hex | #C3D7D3 |
| RGB | 195, 215, 211 |
| HSL | 168°, 20%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.4, -7.4, -0.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tidewater (SW 6477), published as #C3D7D3
#B1CDD1
#D6E1D3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tidewater (SW 6477)?
- Tidewater has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tidewater is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tidewater in another brand?
- Aquatic Edge (Valspar 5003-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tidewater warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Tidewater as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.3; 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.