Rhythmic Blue (SW 6806)
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Rhythmic Blue (SW 6806) is a light, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rhythmic Blue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rhythmic 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 Rhythmic 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 | Sheer Bliss | CSP-545 | 70.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Pale Sky | 560A-1 | 72.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Journal Book | 4004-5A | 71 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Simply Elegant | 10-26 | 71 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Rhythmic Blue (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Rhythmic Blue
Darker than Rhythmic Blue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6806 |
| Hex | #CCDBE5 |
| RGB | 204, 219, 229 |
| HSL | 204°, 32%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.6, -3.1, -6.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rhythmic Blue (SW 6806), published as #CCDBE5
#B9D1E3
#DFE5E5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rhythmic Blue (SW 6806)?
- Rhythmic Blue has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rhythmic Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Rhythmic Blue in another brand?
- Simply Elegant (PPG 10-26) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rhythmic Blue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rhythmic Blue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.6; 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.