Adriatic Sea (SW 6790)
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Adriatic Sea (SW 6790) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Adriatic Sea
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Adriatic Sea 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 Adriatic Sea, 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 | Bermuda Blue | 2061-30 | 12.3 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Blue Edge | MQ5-62 | 9.5 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Pacific Pleasure | 5009-10 | 13 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Blue Flame | 1157-7 | 10 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Adriatic Sea (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Adriatic Sea
Darker than Adriatic Sea
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6790 |
| Hex | #016081 |
| RGB | 1, 96, 129 |
| HSL | 195°, 98%, 25% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.8, -11.2, -25.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Adriatic Sea (SW 6790), published as #016081
#00577F
#326981
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Adriatic Sea (SW 6790)?
- Adriatic Sea has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Adriatic Sea is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Adriatic Sea in another brand?
- Blue Edge (Behr MQ5-62) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Adriatic Sea warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Adriatic Sea as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -25.1; 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.