Aviary Blue (SW 6778)
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Aviary Blue (SW 6778) is a light, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Aviary Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Aviary Blue 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 Aviary 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 | Crystal Springs | 764 | 74.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Winterscape | M480-2A | 74.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tropical Spray | 5004-7A | 71 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Surf's Up | 1236-3 | 73 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Aviary Blue (LRV 73) by LRV.
Darker than Aviary Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6778 |
| Hex | #C6E3E8 |
| RGB | 198, 227, 232 |
| HSL | 189°, 42%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.3, -8.5, -5.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Aviary Blue (SW 6778), published as #C6E3E8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Aviary Blue (SW 6778)?
- Aviary Blue has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Aviary Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Aviary Blue in another brand?
- Winterscape (Behr M480-2A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Aviary Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Aviary Blue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.6; 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.