Sky Fall (SW 9049)
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Sky Fall (SW 9049) is a medium, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sky Fall
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sky Fall 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 Sky Fall, 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 | Aquarium Blue | 2058-50 | 47.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Dreaming Blue | 540D-4 | 48.8 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Summer Splash | 5002-9C | 53 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Horizon Haze | 1237-4 | 48 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Sky Fall (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Sky Fall
Darker than Sky Fall
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9049 |
| Hex | #89C6DF |
| RGB | 137, 198, 223 |
| HSL | 197°, 57%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.7, -13.3, -18.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sky Fall (SW 9049), published as #89C6DF
#72BCDD
#A0D0DF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sky Fall (SW 9049)?
- Sky Fall has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sky Fall is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sky Fall in another brand?
- Summer Splash (Valspar 5002-9C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Sky Fall warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sky Fall as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -18.6; 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.