Cruising (SW 6782)
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Cruising (SW 6782) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cruising
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cruising 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 Cruising, 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 | Pacific Palisades | 762 | 20.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Aruba Blue | P480-6 | 20.4 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Starry Sky | 5005-8C | 18 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bermuda | 1150-6 | 17 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Cruising (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Cruising
Darker than Cruising
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6782 |
| Hex | #018498 |
| RGB | 1, 132, 152 |
| HSL | 188°, 99%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.4, -22.7, -19.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cruising (SW 6782), published as #018498
#007B96
#3A8E98
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cruising (SW 6782)?
- Cruising has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cruising is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cruising in another brand?
- Pacific Palisades (BM 762) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Cruising warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cruising as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -19.3; 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.