Reflecting Pool (SW 6486)
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Reflecting Pool (SW 6486) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Reflecting Pool
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Reflecting Pool 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 Reflecting Pool, 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 | Florida Keys Blue | 2050-40 | 35.4 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Surfer | 510D-5 | 41.3 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Turquoise Porcelain | 5002-5C | 41 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Caribbean Green | 1141-4 | 44 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Reflecting Pool (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Reflecting Pool
Darker than Reflecting Pool
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6486 |
| Hex | #7BB1B2 |
| RGB | 123, 177, 178 |
| HSL | 181°, 26%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.7, -17.3, -6.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Reflecting Pool (SW 6486), published as #7BB1B2
#66A7B0
#8FBBB2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Reflecting Pool (SW 6486)?
- Reflecting Pool has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Reflecting Pool is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Reflecting Pool in another brand?
- Surfer (Behr 510D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 3.1 (noticeably different).
- Is Reflecting Pool warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Reflecting Pool as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.2; 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.