Byte Blue (SW 6498)
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Byte Blue (SW 6498) is a light, neutral blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Byte Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Byte Blue 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 Byte Blue, 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 | Glacier Blue | 1653 | 69.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Rain Dance | S480-1 | 67.1 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Lament Blue | 5001-5A | 69 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Galactica | 1235-3 | 69 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Byte Blue (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Byte Blue
Darker than Byte Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6498 |
| Hex | #C5DCE0 |
| RGB | 197, 220, 224 |
| HSL | 189°, 30%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.2, -6.8, -4.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Byte Blue (SW 6498), published as #C5DCE0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Byte Blue (SW 6498)?
- Byte Blue has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Byte Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Byte Blue in another brand?
- Glacier Blue (BM 1653) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Byte Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Byte Blue as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.6; 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.