Naval (SW 6244) vs Gale Force (SW 7605)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Gale Force, LRV 6 vs 4.
- Warmer
- Gale Force, both blue-gray (Lab b* -7.5 vs -11.0).
- North rooms
- Gale Force keeps more brightness (L* 24.4 vs 21.2 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Sky High SW 6504, #DCE7E8, LRV 78: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 4.7, noticeably different. At 4.7, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Naval (SW 6244) is slightly darker than Gale Force (SW 7605) and cooler: LRV 4 vs 6, deltaE 4.7 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Naval | Gale Force | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6244 | SW 7605 | |
| Hex | #2F3D4C | #35454E | |
| RGB | 47, 61, 76 | 53, 69, 78 | |
| HSL | 211°, 24%, 24% | 202°, 19%, 26% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| Lab L* | 25.2 | 28.3 | −3.1 |
| Lab a* | -1.4 | -3.9 | +2.5 |
| Lab b* | -11.0 | -7.5 | −3.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue | Cool | |
| Temperature | cool | cool | |
| Color family | Blue | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Naval (SW 6244), published as #2F3D4C
#1C354A
#40454C
Gale Force (SW 7605), published as #35454E
#233D4C
#464D4E
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Gale Force (SW 7605) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2 LRV points lighter (6 vs 4), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Naval (SW 6244) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is -11.0 against -7.5, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Gale Force (SW 7605) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* -7.5), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Naval in other brands
Closest matches to Gale Force in other brands
Common questions
- Is Naval the same color as Gale Force?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.7. Most people can see the difference between Naval and Gale Force side by side.
- Which is lighter, Naval or Gale Force?
- Gale Force, with an LRV of 6 against 4.
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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.