Little Boy Blu (SW 9054)
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Little Boy Blu (SW 9054) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 67, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Little Boy Blu
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Little Boy Blu by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Boy Blu, 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 | Blue Haze | 1667 | 68.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sky Light View | MQ3-53 | 68 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lament Blue | 5001-5A | 69 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sky Diving | 1035-2 | 65 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Little Boy Blu (LRV 67) by LRV.
Lighter than Little Boy Blu
Darker than Little Boy Blu
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9054 |
| Hex | #C7D8DB |
| RGB | 199, 216, 219 |
| HSL | 189°, 22%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.2, -5.1, -3.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Little Boy Blu (SW 9054), published as #C7D8DB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Little Boy Blu (SW 9054)?
- Little Boy Blu has an LRV of 67. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Little Boy Blu is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Little Boy Blu in another brand?
- Sky Light View (Behr MQ3-53) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Little Boy Blu warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Little Boy Blu as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.4; 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.