Cloudburst (SW 6487)
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Cloudburst (SW 6487) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 26, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cloudburst
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cloudburst 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 Cloudburst, 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 | Rendezvous Bay | 726 | 26.5 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Vintage Teal | MQ6-33 | 26.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Tidal Teal | 5006-8B | 28 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Palmetto | 1146-5 | 29 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Cloudburst (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Cloudburst
Darker than Cloudburst
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6487 |
| Hex | #5C9598 |
| RGB | 92, 149, 152 |
| HSL | 183°, 25%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.1, -17.8, -7.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cloudburst (SW 6487), published as #5C9598
#458B96
#719F98
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cloudburst (SW 6487)?
- Cloudburst has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cloudburst is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cloudburst in another brand?
- Vintage Teal (Behr MQ6-33) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Cloudburst warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cloudburst as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.5; 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.