Mountain Stream (SW 7612)
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Mountain Stream (SW 7612) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 25, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mountain Stream
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Mountain Stream 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 Mountain Stream, 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 | Hemlock | 719 | 28.9 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Oarsman Blue | S450-5 | 23.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Flood Tide | 5001-6A | 27 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Baritone | 1149-5 | 25 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Mountain Stream (LRV 25) by LRV.
Lighter than Mountain Stream
Darker than Mountain Stream
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7612 |
| Hex | #679199 |
| RGB | 103, 145, 153 |
| HSL | 190°, 20%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.5, -12.3, -8.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mountain Stream (SW 7612), published as #679199
#528797
#7B9B99
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mountain Stream (SW 7612)?
- Mountain Stream has an LRV of 25. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mountain Stream is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mountain Stream in another brand?
- Oarsman Blue (Behr S450-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Mountain Stream warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Mountain Stream as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.8; 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.