Cooled Blue (SW 6759)

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Cooled Blue (SW 6759) is a medium, neutral green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cooled Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cooled 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 Cooled 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 | Skydive | CSP-700 | 41.2 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Winter Surf | 490D-5 | 42.3 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Seafarer | 5007-10A | 44 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pale Jade | 1230-4 | 46 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Cooled Blue (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Cooled Blue
Darker than Cooled Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6759 |
| Hex | #75B9AE |
| RGB | 117, 185, 174 |
| HSL | 170°, 33%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.6, -24.0, -1.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cooled Blue (SW 6759), published as #75B9AE
#5FAFAC
#8AC3AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cooled Blue (SW 6759)?
- Cooled Blue has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cooled Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Cooled Blue in another brand?
- Winter Surf (Behr 490D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Cooled Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cooled Blue as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.2; 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.