Little Blue Box (SW 9044)
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Little Blue Box (SW 9044) is a medium, neutral green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Little Blue Box
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Little Blue Box 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 Little Blue Box, 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 | Hazy Blue | 2040-50 | 49.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Undine | M450-4 | 47 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Green Charm | 5008-8A | 48 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Caribbean Crush | 17-31 | 50 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Little Blue Box (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Little Blue Box
Darker than Little Blue Box
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9044 |
| Hex | #8AC5BA |
| RGB | 138, 197, 186 |
| HSL | 169°, 34%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.4, -21.3, -0.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Little Blue Box (SW 9044), published as #8AC5BA
#76BBB8
#9ECFBA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Little Blue Box (SW 9044)?
- Little Blue Box has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Little Blue Box is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Little Blue Box in another brand?
- Hazy Blue (BM 2040-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Little Blue Box warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Little Blue Box as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.6; 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.