Krypton (SW 6247) vs Jubilee (SW 6248)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Krypton SW 6247 (simulated)
Krypton SW 6247#B8C0C3, LRV 52
Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Jubilee SW 6248 (simulated)
Jubilee SW 6248#ADB5B9, LRV 45

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter
Krypton, LRV 52 vs 45.
Warmer
About the same, both blue-gray (Lab b* -2.5 vs -3.0).
North rooms
Krypton keeps more brightness (L* 73.2 vs 69.1 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 3.0, noticeably different. At 3.0, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Krypton (SW 6247) is lighter than Jubilee (SW 6248) and about as warm: LRV 52 vs 45, deltaE 3.0 (noticeably different).

Side by side

MeasureKryptonJubileeGap
BrandSherwin-WilliamsSherwin-Williams
Color codeSW 6247SW 6248
Hex#B8C0C3#ADB5B9
RGB184, 192, 195173, 181, 185
HSL196°, 8%, 74%200°, 8%, 70%
LRV (light reflectance value)5245+7
Lab L*77.273.2+4.0
Lab a*-2.2-2.0−0.2
Lab b*-2.5-3.0+0.5
UndertoneNeutralNeutral
Temperatureneutralneutral
Color familyGrayGray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Krypton (SW 6247), published as #B8C0C3

North light (cool, indirect)
#A6B6C1
South light (warm, direct)
#CACAC3

Jubilee (SW 6248), published as #ADB5B9

North light (cool, indirect)
#9BABB7
South light (warm, direct)
#BFBFB9

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 Krypton (SW 6247) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 7 LRV points lighter (52 vs 45), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Krypton in other brands

Closest matches to Jubilee in other brands

Common questions

Is Krypton the same color as Jubilee?
They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.0. Most people can see the difference between Krypton and Jubilee side by side.
Which is lighter, Krypton or Jubilee?
Krypton, with an LRV of 52 against 45.

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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.