Bora Bora Shore (SW 9045)
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Bora Bora Shore (SW 9045) is a medium, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bora Bora Shore
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Bora Bora Shore 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 Bora Bora Shore, 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 | Surf City | 731 | 55.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Big Surf | M460-3 | 56.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Bay Mist | 5006-7C | 54 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fling Green | 1234-4 | 55 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Bora Bora Shore (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Bora Bora Shore
Darker than Bora Bora Shore
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9045 |
| Hex | #92D0D0 |
| RGB | 146, 208, 208 |
| HSL | 180°, 40%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.5, -19.6, -6.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bora Bora Shore (SW 9045), published as #92D0D0
#7DC6CE
#A7DAD0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bora Bora Shore (SW 9045)?
- Bora Bora Shore has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bora Bora Shore is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bora Bora Shore in another brand?
- Fling Green (PPG 1234-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bora Bora Shore warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Bora Bora Shore as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.3; 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.