Billowy Breeze (SW 9055)
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Billowy Breeze (SW 9055) is a medium, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Billowy Breeze
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Billowy Breeze 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 Billowy Breeze, 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 Stream | 1668 | 55.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Gentle Sea | S470-2 | 55.1 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | High Noon | 5001-5B | 52 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Misty Surf | 1034-4 | 55 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Billowy Breeze (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Billowy Breeze
Darker than Billowy Breeze
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9055 |
| Hex | #AFC7CD |
| RGB | 175, 199, 205 |
| HSL | 192°, 23%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.7, -6.8, -5.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Billowy Breeze (SW 9055), published as #AFC7CD
#9CBDCB
#C2D1CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Billowy Breeze (SW 9055)?
- Billowy Breeze has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Billowy Breeze is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Billowy Breeze in another brand?
- Blue Stream (BM 1668) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Billowy Breeze warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Billowy Breeze as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.7; 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.