Liquid Blue (SW 6779)
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Liquid Blue (SW 6779) is a light, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Liquid Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Liquid 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 Liquid 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 | Indigo | 744 | 57 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Midwinter Mist | M470-3 | 60.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Crystal Sea | 5004-7B | 57 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ocean Cruise | 1236-4 | 60 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Liquid Blue (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Liquid Blue
Darker than Liquid Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6779 |
| Hex | #A6D4DE |
| RGB | 166, 212, 222 |
| HSL | 191°, 46%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.1, -12.7, -9.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Liquid Blue (SW 6779), published as #A6D4DE
#92CADC
#BBDEDE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Liquid Blue (SW 6779)?
- Liquid Blue has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Liquid Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Liquid Blue in another brand?
- Midwinter Mist (Behr M470-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Liquid Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Liquid Blue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.8; 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.