Balmy (SW 6512)
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Balmy (SW 6512) is a light, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Balmy
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Balmy 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 Balmy, 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 | Heaven on Earth | 1661 | 65.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cloudy Sky | S470-1 | 64.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lament Blue | 5001-5A | 69 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Embellishment | 1151-2 | 70 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Balmy (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Balmy
Darker than Balmy
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6512 |
| Hex | #C5D8DE |
| RGB | 197, 216, 222 |
| HSL | 194°, 27%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.1, -5.2, -5.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Balmy (SW 6512), published as #C5D8DE
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#D8E2DE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Balmy (SW 6512)?
- Balmy has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Balmy is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Balmy in another brand?
- Heaven on Earth (BM 1661) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Balmy warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Balmy as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.1; 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.