Icy (SW 6534)
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Icy (SW 6534) 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 Icy
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Icy 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 Icy, 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 | Instinct | AF-575 | 55.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Melody | UL240-14 | 58.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Lighthouse Shadows | 4008-3B | 56 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Blue Dolphin | 1041-4 | 55 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Icy (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Icy
Darker than Icy
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6534 |
| Hex | #BBC7D2 |
| RGB | 187, 199, 210 |
| HSL | 209°, 20%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.7, -1.9, -6.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Icy (SW 6534), published as #BBC7D2
#A9BDD0
#CED1D2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Icy (SW 6534)?
- Icy has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Icy is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Icy in another brand?
- Instinct (BM AF-575) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Icy warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Icy as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.9; 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.