Fountain (SW 6787)
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Fountain (SW 6787) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fountain
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Fountain 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 Fountain, 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 | Atlantis Blue | 768 | 39.8 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Liquid Blue | 520B-5 | 40.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sea Serenade | 5002-8A | 40 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | High Dive | 1236-5 | 41 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Fountain (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Fountain
Darker than Fountain
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6787 |
| Hex | #56B5CA |
| RGB | 86, 181, 202 |
| HSL | 191°, 52%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.0, -22.0, -19.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fountain (SW 6787), published as #56B5CA
#33ABC8
#72BFCA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fountain (SW 6787)?
- Fountain has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fountain is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fountain in another brand?
- Liquid Blue (Behr 520B-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fountain warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Fountain as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -19.1; 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.