Great Falls (SW 6495)
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Great Falls (SW 6495) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Great Falls
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Great Falls 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 Great Falls, 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 | Caribbean Blue Water | 2055-30 | 18.1 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Beach Towel | S-G-510 | 15.4 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Ocean Soul | 5009-9 | 14 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bermuda | 1150-6 | 17 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Great Falls (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Great Falls
Darker than Great Falls
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6495 |
| Hex | #217786 |
| RGB | 33, 119, 134 |
| HSL | 189°, 60%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.0, -19.6, -15.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Great Falls (SW 6495), published as #217786
#006E84
#418086
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Great Falls (SW 6495)?
- Great Falls has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Great Falls is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Great Falls in another brand?
- Ocean Soul (Valspar 5009-9) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Great Falls warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Great Falls as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -15.4; 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.