Bluebird Feather (SW 9062)
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Bluebird Feather (SW 9062) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bluebird Feather
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Bluebird Feather 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 Bluebird Feather, 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 | Niagara Falls | 1657 | 32.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Yacht Blue | S490-4 | 29.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Rushing Rapids | 5001-8A | 28 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Americana | 1152-4 | 32 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Bluebird Feather (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Bluebird Feather
Darker than Bluebird Feather
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9062 |
| Hex | #6F9DB3 |
| RGB | 111, 157, 179 |
| HSL | 199°, 31%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.3, -9.8, -16.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bluebird Feather (SW 9062), published as #6F9DB3
#5993B1
#84A7B3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bluebird Feather (SW 9062)?
- Bluebird Feather has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bluebird Feather is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bluebird Feather in another brand?
- Yacht Blue (Behr S490-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Bluebird Feather warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Bluebird Feather as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.3; 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.