Swimming (SW 6764)
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Swimming (SW 6764) is a light, neutral blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Swimming
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Swimming 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 Swimming, 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 | Forget Me Not | 2049-60 | 70.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silent Breeze | P470-1 | 76.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Sea Air | 5006-9A | 78 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pale Seafoam | 1233-3 | 75 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Swimming (LRV 73) by LRV.
Darker than Swimming
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6764 |
| Hex | #C2E5E5 |
| RGB | 194, 229, 229 |
| HSL | 180°, 40%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, -11.4, -3.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Swimming (SW 6764), published as #C2E5E5
#AFDBE3
#D6EFE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Swimming (SW 6764)?
- Swimming has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Swimming is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Swimming in another brand?
- Forget Me Not (BM 2049-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Swimming warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Swimming as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.8; 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.