Tantalizing Teal (SW 6937)
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Tantalizing Teal (SW 6937) is a light, neutral green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tantalizing Teal
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Tantalizing Teal by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Tantalizing Teal, 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 | South Beach | 2043-50 | 60.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Island Oasis | HDC-MD-09 | 56.8 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Mermaid's Song | 6001-9C | 65 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Isle Royale | 1232-4 | 58 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Tantalizing Teal (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Tantalizing Teal
Darker than Tantalizing Teal
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6937 |
| Hex | #87DCCE |
| RGB | 135, 220, 206 |
| HSL | 170°, 55%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.3, -29.0, -1.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tantalizing Teal (SW 6937), published as #87DCCE
#70D2CC
#9DE7CE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tantalizing Teal (SW 6937)?
- Tantalizing Teal has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tantalizing Teal is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tantalizing Teal in another brand?
- South Beach (BM 2043-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tantalizing Teal warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Tantalizing Teal as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.2; 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.