Marea Baja (SW 9185)
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Marea Baja (SW 9185) is a very deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Marea Baja
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Marea Baja 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 Marea Baja, 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 | Summer Nights | 777 | 10.8 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Opera Glasses | MQ5-24 | 7.8 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Boisterous Blue | 4009-6 | 8 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Blue Bayberry | 1149-7 | 8 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Marea Baja (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Marea Baja
Darker than Marea Baja
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9185 |
| Hex | #2E5464 |
| RGB | 46, 84, 100 |
| HSL | 198°, 37%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.7, -8.5, -13.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Marea Baja (SW 9185), published as #2E5464
#124B62
#435D64
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Marea Baja (SW 9185)?
- Marea Baja has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Marea Baja is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Marea Baja in another brand?
- Blue Bayberry (PPG 1149-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Marea Baja warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Marea Baja as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.4; 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.