Blue Discovery
HGSW 1365 · #89C6DF · LRV 51 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wolf Gray21
- 2Resolute Blue40
- 3Blue Discovery51
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Blue Discovery, Really?
Blue Discovery reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1365 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blue Discovery
Blue Discovery is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Blue Discovery
At LRV 51, Blue Discovery is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Blue Discovery are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1365 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Sky FallSW 9049 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Colorado Springs570D-4 · Behr | 2.0 | 49 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Faded Denim795 · Benjamin Moore | 4.1 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Hydrangea BlueP106 · Valspar | 0.4 | 51.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Horizon HazePPG1237-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 48 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pool Party79BG 53/259 · Glidden | 4.1 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Blue Discovery within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #89C6DF in HSL space. Pair Blue Discovery with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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