Quench Blue (SW 6785)
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Quench Blue (SW 6785) is a light, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Quench Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Quench 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 Quench 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 | Skyscraper | 765 | 68.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Crystal Falls | P480-2 | 69.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Angelic Blue | 5003-9B | 68 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pale Seafoam | 1233-3 | 75 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Quench Blue (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Quench Blue
Darker than Quench Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6785 |
| Hex | #B4E0E7 |
| RGB | 180, 224, 231 |
| HSL | 188°, 52%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.4, -12.7, -8.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Quench Blue (SW 6785), published as #B4E0E7
#A0D6E5
#C8EAE7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Quench Blue (SW 6785)?
- Quench Blue has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Quench Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Quench Blue in another brand?
- Crystal Falls (Behr P480-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Quench Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Quench Blue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.1; 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.