Blustery Sky (SW 9140)
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Blustery Sky (SW 9140) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 22, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blustery Sky
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Blustery Sky 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 Blustery Sky, 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 Dusk | 1644 | 24 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Rocky Creek | PPF-37 | 21.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Academy Gray | 5001-2A | 22 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Artifact | 10-16 | 20 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Blustery Sky (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Blustery Sky
Darker than Blustery Sky
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9140 |
| Hex | #6F848C |
| RGB | 111, 132, 140 |
| HSL | 197°, 12%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.8, -5.7, -6.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Gray |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blustery Sky (SW 9140), published as #6F848C
#5D7B8A
#818D8C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blustery Sky (SW 9140)?
- Blustery Sky has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blustery Sky is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Blustery Sky in another brand?
- Rocky Creek (Behr PPF-37) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Blustery Sky warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Blustery Sky as cool, with a Cool Gray undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.8; 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.