Surfin' (SW 9048)
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Surfin' (SW 9048) is a medium, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Surfin'
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Surfin' 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 Surfin', 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 | Graceful Sea | 767 | 48.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Water Flow | 520B-4 | 49.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Fiesta Blue | 5003-10A | 49 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | High Dive | 1236-5 | 41 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Surfin' (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Surfin'
Darker than Surfin'
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9048 |
| Hex | #73C0D2 |
| RGB | 115, 192, 210 |
| HSL | 191°, 51%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.5, -19.1, -16.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Surfin' (SW 9048), published as #73C0D2
#59B6D0
#8BCAD2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Surfin' (SW 9048)?
- Surfin' has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Surfin' is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Surfin' in another brand?
- Graceful Sea (BM 767) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Surfin' warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Surfin' as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.4; 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.