Embellished Blue (SW 6749)
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Embellished Blue (SW 6749) is a light, neutral green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Embellished Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Embellished Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Embellished Blue, 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 | Lakeshore Green | 848 | 77.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sparkling Brook | M420-1 | 81.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Mint Whisper | 5008-7A | 78 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Summer Breeze | 1139-1 | 75 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Embellished Blue (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Embellished Blue
Darker than Embellished Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6749 |
| Hex | #D7EBE2 |
| RGB | 215, 235, 226 |
| HSL | 153°, 33%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.4, -8.3, 2.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Embellished Blue (SW 6749), published as #D7EBE2
#C5E1E0
#EAF5E2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Embellished Blue (SW 6749)?
- Embellished Blue has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Embellished Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Embellished Blue in another brand?
- Lakeshore Green (BM 848) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Embellished Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Embellished Blue as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.1; 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.