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HGTV HOME BY SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · HGSW 1376

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Something Blue#B0D6E6 · LRV 63

Something Blue reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1376 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

HGTV HOME BY SHERWIN-WILLIAMS SOMETHING BLUE
RGB 176, 214, 230 LRV 63

Color spec

Brand HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Name Something Blue
SKU HGSW 1376
Hex #B0D6E6
RGB 176, 214, 230
HSL 198°, 52%, 80%
LRV 63
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Blue

About HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Something Blue

At LRV 63, Something Blue 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.

Something Blue 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.

Closest matches at every US brand

14 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.

SW 6800 · #B0D6E6 · ΔE 0 · LRV 63
SW 6956 · #B0D8E7 · ΔE 0.89 · LRV 64
SW 6952 · #A7D8E8 · ΔE 2.64 · LRV 63
SW 6793 · #A2D5E7 · ΔE 2.87 · LRV 61
SW 6779 · #A6D4DE · ΔE 3.95 · LRV 60

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.84
All blue at Behr →
S510-2 · #B0D6E4 · ΔE 0.84 · LRV 63
570E-3 · #B0D0DD · ΔE 1.96 · LRV 60
PPU14-16 · #B8D4E0 · ΔE 2.54 · LRV 63
S530-2 · #B5D5EC · ΔE 3.92 · LRV 63
590E-3 · #BBD3EA · ΔE 6.05 · LRV 63

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.14
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1237-3 · #ADD7EA · ΔE 1.14 · LRV 63
PPG1238-3 · #ADCFE0 · ΔE 2.01 · LRV 59
PPG1150-3 · #B6D7DE · ΔE 3.55 · LRV 64
1161-2 · #BED1E1 · ΔE 5.85 · LRV 62
PPG1161-2 · #BED1E1 · ΔE 5.85 · LRV 62

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.15
All blue at Dutch Boy →
235-4DB · #ABD3E2 · ΔE 1.15 · LRV 61
137-3DB · #B6D6E3 · ΔE 1.55 · LRV 64
136-3DB · #AED3DF · ΔE 1.75 · LRV 61
237-3DB · #B9D6E5 · ΔE 2.4 · LRV 64
135-3DB · #A9D9E3 · ΔE 4.2 · LRV 63

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.17
All blue at Valspar →
8001-40B · #B2DAE9 · ΔE 1.17 · LRV 65
5002-9B · #AED9E7 · ΔE 1.87 · LRV 64.3
4007-7B · #B4D4E8 · ΔE 2.85 · LRV 62.5
4006-9B · #AFD4EB · ΔE 2.97 · LRV 61.9
8002-41A · #B8D7DE · ΔE 3.55 · LRV 64

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.18
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
2058-60 · #B0D9E8 · ΔE 1.18 · LRV 65
794 · #AED3E5 · ΔE 1.18 · LRV 61
2061-60 · #ACD5E9 · ΔE 1.44 · LRV 62
2062-60 · #B3D3E1 · ΔE 1.53 · LRV 62
2063-60 · #B1D6EA · ΔE 1.78 · LRV 64

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.21
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5806 · #B1D3E3 · ΔE 1.21 · LRV 57
DE5785 · #B3D8E5 · ΔE 1.26 · LRV 60
DE5827 · #ABDCEE · ΔE 2.56 · LRV 61
DE5855 · #B3D9F3 · ΔE 4.01 · LRV 60
DE5813 · #BED3E1 · ΔE 4.79 · LRV 58

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.01
All blue at Diamond Vogel →
0651 · #AECFDF · ΔE 2.01 · LRV 59
H044 · #AACEDF · ΔE 2.01 · LRV 58
0658 · #9FD6E7 · ΔE 3.77 · LRV 61
0643 · #BDD2DE · ΔE 4.6 · LRV 62
0637 · #ABD0EC · ΔE 4.98 · LRV 60

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.77
All blue at C2 Paint →
C2-752 · #B7D4E5 · ΔE 2.77 · LRV 63
C2-737 · #BFDCE0 · ΔE 5.09 · LRV 68
C2-753 · #C4D8E8 · ΔE 5.63 · LRV 67
C2-769 · #B7CEE9 · ΔE 7.71 · LRV 60
C2-770 · #C5D1DC · ΔE 7.74 · LRV 63

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.95
All blue at Kompozit →
0650 · #BCD7E2 · ΔE 2.95 · LRV 65
0643 · #B9D1DD · ΔE 3.7 · LRV 61
0637 · #A6D0EC · ΔE 4.48 · LRV 59
0665 · #BBDADE · ΔE 4.93 · LRV 66
0608 · #BAD1E9 · ΔE 6.69 · LRV 62

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.13
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 5.13 · LRV 51
BD-UD · #A4B5BB · ΔE 9.72 · LRV 41
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 19.09 · LRV 65
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 21.32 · LRV 73
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 25.18 · LRV 60

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.72
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-36 · #C2DADD · ΔE 5.72 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-37 · #B1C6CA · ΔE 6.54 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-35 · #B9CDC8 · ΔE 9.55 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-10 · #C1CAC5 · ΔE 11.46 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-31 · #CED0D3 · ΔE 11.72 · LRV 63

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.97
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-88 · #AFCACD · ΔE 5.97 · LRV 56
JG-76 · #AEC8CA · ΔE 6.61 · LRV 55
JG-93 · #C1C6CE · ΔE 10.76 · LRV 56
JG-74 · #CCD0CE · ΔE 11.76 · LRV 62
JG-13 · #C9CEC4 · ΔE 14.22 · LRV 61

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.56
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235 · #D1DADB · ΔE 9.56 · LRV 69
NO. 205 · #C9CFCD · ΔE 11.09 · LRV 61
NO. 236 · #C0CDC2 · ΔE 13.05 · LRV 59
NO. 277 · #D4D4D2 · ΔE 13.29 · LRV 66
NO. 270 · #C9C7CD · ΔE 14.64 · LRV 58

Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Something Blue 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.

HGSW 1366 · LRV 61
HGSW 6793 · LRV 61
HGSW 1346 · LRV 60
HGSW 6779 · LRV 60
HGSW 2336 · LRV 60
HGSW 6492 · LRV 60

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B0D6E6 in HSL space. Pair Something Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B0D6E6 + #E6C0B0
TRIADIC
#B0D6E6 · #E6B0D6 · #D6E6B0
ANALOGOUS
#B0E6DB · #B0D6E6 · #B0BBE6

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.54:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.61:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Something Blue Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Something Blue from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1376 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Something Blue

The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Something Blue is Something Blue (SW 6800). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Something Blue and you'll get the same color. See the full Something Blue swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Something Blue

The closest Behr equivalent of Something Blue is Boot Cut (S510-2). At ΔE 0.84 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63). If Behr is your counter, order Boot Cut and you'll get the same color. See the full Boot Cut swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Something Blue

PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Ariel (PPG1237-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.14). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Something Blue without repainting risk. See the full Ariel swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Something Blue

Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Glacier Point (DE5785), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.26). It runs slightly darker (LRV 60 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Something Blue without repainting risk. See the full Glacier Point swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Something Blue

Dutch Boy's nearest match is Blue Fin (137-3DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.55). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Something Blue without repainting risk. See the full Blue Fin swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Something Blue

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Sapphireberry (2063-60), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.78). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Something Blue without repainting risk. See the full Sapphireberry swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Something Blue

Valspar's nearest match is Misty (5002-9B), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.87). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64.3 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Something Blue without repainting risk. See the full Misty swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Something Blue

At C2 Paint, the closest color to Something Blue is Thermal (C2-752) — very close at ΔE 2.77, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Thermal swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Something Blue

At Kompozit, the closest color to Something Blue is Bridgewater Bay (0650) — very close at ΔE 2.95, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Bridgewater Bay swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Something Blue

Diamond Vogel has no exact twin of Something Blue. The nearest is Abstract Idea (0643) at ΔE 4.6 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62 vs 63). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Abstract Idea swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Something Blue

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Something Blue — the nearest deck color, Lost in the 80s (BD-LO), is clearly different (ΔE 5.13). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1376 instead. See the full Lost in the 80s swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Something Blue

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Something Blue — the nearest deck color, Nairobi Blue (PNT100-LT-36), is clearly different (ΔE 5.72). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1376 instead. See the full Nairobi Blue swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Something Blue

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Something Blue — the nearest deck color, Vibrant Horizon (JG-88), is clearly different (ΔE 5.97). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1376 instead. See the full Vibrant Horizon swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Something Blue

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Something Blue — the nearest deck color, Skylight (NO. 205), is clearly different (ΔE 11.09). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1376 instead. See the full Skylight swatch →

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