Soar (SW 6799)
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Soar (SW 6799) is a light, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soar
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Soar 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 Soar, 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 Allure | 771 | 69.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Lovely Blue Sky | PPH-40 | 73.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Rain Dance | 5001-9A | 68 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Surf's Up | 1236-3 | 73 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Soar (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Soar
Darker than Soar
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6799 |
| Hex | #C3DFE8 |
| RGB | 195, 223, 232 |
| HSL | 195°, 45%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.1, -7.4, -7.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soar (SW 6799), published as #C3DFE8
#B0D5E6
#D7E9E8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soar (SW 6799)?
- Soar has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soar is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Soar in another brand?
- Rain Dance (Valspar 5001-9A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Soar warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Soar as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.5; 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.