Hyacinth Tint (SW 6968)
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Hyacinth Tint (SW 6968) is a light, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hyacinth Tint
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Hyacinth Tint 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 Hyacinth Tint, 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 | Spring Flowers | 1430 | 60.7 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lilac Bisque | 620C-2 | 61 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Surrender | 4004-7B | 65 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Blue Opal | 10-17 | 56 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Hyacinth Tint (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Hyacinth Tint
Darker than Hyacinth Tint
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6968 |
| Hex | #C2CBE0 |
| RGB | 194, 203, 224 |
| HSL | 222°, 33%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.6, 1.1, -11.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hyacinth Tint (SW 6968), published as #C2CBE0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hyacinth Tint (SW 6968)?
- Hyacinth Tint has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hyacinth Tint is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Hyacinth Tint in another brand?
- Spring Flowers (BM 1430) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hyacinth Tint warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Hyacinth Tint as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.4; 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.