Adrift (SW 7608)
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Adrift (SW 7608) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 37, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Adrift
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Adrift 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 Adrift, 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 | New Born's Eyes | 1663 | 41.2 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Atmosphere | QE-51 | 39.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Lucy Blue | 5001-5C | 39 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Arabella | 1157-4 | 38 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Adrift (LRV 37) by LRV.
Lighter than Adrift
Darker than Adrift
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7608 |
| Hex | #87AAB9 |
| RGB | 135, 170, 185 |
| HSL | 198°, 26%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.6, -8.4, -11.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Adrift (SW 7608), published as #87AAB9
#73A0B7
#9BB4B9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Adrift (SW 7608)?
- Adrift has an LRV of 37. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Adrift is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Adrift in another brand?
- Atmosphere (Behr QE-51) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Adrift warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Adrift as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.6; 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.