Down Pour (SW 6516)
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Down Pour (SW 6516) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Down Pour
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Down Pour 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 Down Pour, 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 | Santa Monica Blue | 776 | 16.1 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Sojourn Blue | M500-5 | 14.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Photogenic | 5010-10 | 15 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cosmic Dust | 1157-6 | 16 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Down Pour (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Down Pour
Darker than Down Pour
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6516 |
| Hex | #43718B |
| RGB | 67, 113, 139 |
| HSL | 202°, 35%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.5, -8.1, -19.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Down Pour (SW 6516), published as #43718B
#286889
#597A8B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Down Pour (SW 6516)?
- Down Pour has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Down Pour is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Down Pour in another brand?
- Sojourn Blue (Behr M500-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Down Pour warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Down Pour as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -19.1; 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.