Briny (SW 6775)
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Briny (SW 6775) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Briny
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Briny 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 Briny, 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.
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Briny (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Briny
Darker than Briny
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6775 |
| Hex | #08808E |
| RGB | 8, 128, 142 |
| HSL | 186°, 89%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.8, -23.7, -15.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Briny (SW 6775), published as #08808E
#00778C
#398A8E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Briny (SW 6775)?
- Briny has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Briny is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Briny in another brand?
- Surf Blue (BM 2056-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Briny warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Briny as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -15.9; 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.