Blue Horizon (SW 6497)
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Blue Horizon (SW 6497) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Horizon
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Blue Horizon by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Blue Horizon, 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 | Ocean Air | 2123-50 | 71.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Wave Crest | 540E-1 | 79.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Blue Whisper | 5005-9A | 79 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Meadowsweet Mist | 1148-1 | 74 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Blue Horizon (LRV 78) by LRV.
Darker than Blue Horizon
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6497 |
| Hex | #D8E7E6 |
| RGB | 216, 231, 230 |
| HSL | 176°, 24%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, -5.1, -1.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Horizon (SW 6497), published as #D8E7E6
#C6DDE4
#EBF1E6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Horizon (SW 6497)?
- Blue Horizon has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Horizon is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Horizon in another brand?
- Meadowsweet Mist (PPG 1148-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Horizon warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Blue Horizon as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.2; 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.