Drizzle (SW 6479)
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Drizzle (SW 6479) is a deep, neutral blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Drizzle
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Drizzle 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 Drizzle, 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 | Covington Blue | HC-138 | 43.2 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Artful Aqua | BIC-24 | 41.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Turquoise Porcelain | 5002-5C | 41 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Parakeet Pete | 1143-4 | 41 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Drizzle (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Drizzle
Darker than Drizzle
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6479 |
| Hex | #8CAEAB |
| RGB | 140, 174, 171 |
| HSL | 175°, 17%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.6, -12.2, -2.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Drizzle (SW 6479), published as #8CAEAB
#79A4A9
#9FB8AB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Drizzle (SW 6479)?
- Drizzle has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Drizzle is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Drizzle in another brand?
- Artful Aqua (Behr BIC-24) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Drizzle warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Drizzle as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.3; 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.