Flyway (SW 6794)
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Flyway (SW 6794) 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 Flyway
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Flyway 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 Flyway, 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 | Blue Belle Island | 782 | 38.5 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Aztec Sky | P490-4 | 39.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Ocean Sigh | 5002-10A | 36 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mystic Blue | 1237-5 | 34 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Flyway (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Flyway
Darker than Flyway
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6794 |
| Hex | #5DB3D4 |
| RGB | 93, 179, 212 |
| HSL | 197°, 58%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.0, -16.6, -24.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Flyway (SW 6794), published as #5DB3D4
#3CA9D2
#78BDD4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Flyway (SW 6794)?
- Flyway has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Flyway is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Flyway in another brand?
- Aztec Sky (Behr P490-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Flyway warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Flyway as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -24.6; 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.