Take Five (SW 6513)
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Take Five (SW 6513) is a medium, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Take Five
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Take Five 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 Take Five, 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 | Greenhow Blue | CW-655 | 55.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Elusive Blue | T15-8 | 54.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Schoolboy Blue | 4007-5B | 61 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Twinkle | 1154-4 | 54 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Take Five (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Take Five
Darker than Take Five
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6513 |
| Hex | #B3C9D3 |
| RGB | 179, 201, 211 |
| HSL | 199°, 27%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.7, -5.4, -7.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Take Five (SW 6513), published as #B3C9D3
#A0BFD1
#C6D3D3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Take Five (SW 6513)?
- Take Five has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Take Five is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Take Five in another brand?
- Elusive Blue (Behr T15-8) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Take Five warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Take Five as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.5; 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.