Something Blue (SW 6800)
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Something Blue (SW 6800) is a light, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Something Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Something 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 Something 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 | Hawaiian Breeze | 772 | 61.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Monaco | 550C-3 | 61.5 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Summer Sky | 5001-9B | 62 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ariel | 1237-3 | 64 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Something Blue (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Something Blue
Darker than Something Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6800 |
| Hex | #B0D6E6 |
| RGB | 176, 214, 230 |
| HSL | 198°, 52%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.5, -9.0, -12.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Something Blue (SW 6800), published as #B0D6E6
#9CCCE4
#C4E0E6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Something Blue (SW 6800)?
- Something Blue has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Something Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Something Blue in another brand?
- Monaco (Behr 550C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Something Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Something Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.0; 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.