Raindrop (SW 6485)
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Raindrop (SW 6485) is a medium, neutral blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 52, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Raindrop
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Raindrop 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 Raindrop, 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 | Thunderbird | 675 | 55 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Blue Bell | HDC-SP16-08 | 52.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sea Seeker | 5004-7C | 50 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Frosty Glade | 1146-4 | 49 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Raindrop (LRV 52) by LRV.
Lighter than Raindrop
Darker than Raindrop
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6485 |
| Hex | #9EC6C6 |
| RGB | 158, 198, 198 |
| HSL | 180°, 26%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.1, -13.2, -4.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Raindrop (SW 6485), published as #9EC6C6
#8BBCC4
#B2D0C6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Raindrop (SW 6485)?
- Raindrop has an LRV of 52. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Raindrop is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Raindrop in another brand?
- Blue Bell (Behr HDC-SP16-08) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Raindrop warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Raindrop as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.4; 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.