Baby Blue Eyes (SW 9070)
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Baby Blue Eyes (SW 9070) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 34, so it reflects about 34 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Baby Blue Eyes
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Baby Blue Eyes 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 Baby Blue Eyes, 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 | Colonial Blue | 1677 | 35.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Blue Cascade | UL230-17 | 31.8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Nostalgia | 4007-6A | 34 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Americana | 1152-4 | 32 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Baby Blue Eyes (LRV 34) by LRV.
Lighter than Baby Blue Eyes
Darker than Baby Blue Eyes
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9070 |
| Hex | #83A2B4 |
| RGB | 131, 162, 180 |
| HSL | 202°, 25%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 34 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.9, -6.5, -12.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Baby Blue Eyes (SW 9070), published as #83A2B4
#6F98B2
#97ACB4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Baby Blue Eyes (SW 9070)?
- Baby Blue Eyes has an LRV of 34. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Baby Blue Eyes is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Baby Blue Eyes in another brand?
- Colonial Blue (BM 1677) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Baby Blue Eyes warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Baby Blue Eyes as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.8; 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.