Breathtaking (SW 6814)
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Breathtaking (SW 6814) 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 Breathtaking
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Breathtaking 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 Breathtaking, 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 | English Hyacinth | 1417 | 61.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Lazy Sunday | 600A-2 | 64.9 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Morning Chill | 4002-5A | 66 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sweet Emily | 1245-3 | 64 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Breathtaking (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Breathtaking
Darker than Breathtaking
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6814 |
| Hex | #C7D1E2 |
| RGB | 199, 209, 226 |
| HSL | 218°, 32%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.6, -0.1, -9.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Breathtaking (SW 6814), published as #C7D1E2
#B4C7E0
#DADBE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Breathtaking (SW 6814)?
- Breathtaking has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Breathtaking is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Breathtaking in another brand?
- English Hyacinth (BM 1417) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Breathtaking warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Breathtaking as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.5; 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.