Green Bay (SW 6481)
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Green Bay (SW 6481) is a very deep, neutral blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Bay
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Green Bay 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 Green Bay, 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 | Casco Bay | 2051-30 | 15.1 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Beta Fish | M450-7 | 12.4 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Northern Hemisphere | 5009-5 | 11 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Empress Teal | 1142-7 | 9 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Green Bay (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Bay
Darker than Green Bay
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6481 |
| Hex | #2E6864 |
| RGB | 46, 104, 100 |
| HSL | 176°, 39%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.3, -19.9, -3.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Bay (SW 6481), published as #2E6864
#0E5F62
#447164
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Bay (SW 6481)?
- Green Bay has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Bay is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Green Bay in another brand?
- Beta Fish (Behr M450-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Green Bay warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Green Bay as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.5; 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.