Icelandic (SW 6526)
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Icelandic (SW 6526) is a light, cool gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 67, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Icelandic
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Icelandic 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 Icelandic, 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 | Sheer Bliss | CSP-545 | 70.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Pale Cornflower | S520-1 | 68.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tinsel Beam | 4005-3A | 65 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bit Of Heaven | 1156-2 | 66 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Icelandic (LRV 67) by LRV.
Lighter than Icelandic
Darker than Icelandic
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6526 |
| Hex | #CBD8E1 |
| RGB | 203, 216, 225 |
| HSL | 205°, 27%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.6, -2.6, -5.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Icelandic (SW 6526), published as #CBD8E1
#B8CEDF
#DEE2E1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Icelandic (SW 6526)?
- Icelandic has an LRV of 67. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Icelandic is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Icelandic in another brand?
- Pale Cornflower (Behr S520-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Icelandic warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Icelandic as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.9; 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.