Oceanside (SW 6496)
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Oceanside (SW 6496) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oceanside
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Oceanside 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 Oceanside, 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 | Pacific Ocean Blue | 2055-20 | 10.6 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Galapagos | T16-04 | 9.3 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Shaded Lake | 5011-9 | 10 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Jamaican Dream | 1151-7 | 10 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Oceanside (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Oceanside
Darker than Oceanside
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6496 |
| Hex | #015A6B |
| RGB | 1, 90, 107 |
| HSL | 190°, 98%, 21% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.8, -16.2, -16.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oceanside (SW 6496), published as #015A6B
#005169
#2D636B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oceanside (SW 6496)?
- Oceanside has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Oceanside is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Oceanside in another brand?
- Pacific Ocean Blue (BM 2055-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Oceanside warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Oceanside as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.2; 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.