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HIRSHFIELD'S · 0604

Hirshfield's Blue Skies Today#95AFDC · LRV 43

Blue Skies Today reads as a blue / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Hirshfield's 0604 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

HIRSHFIELD'S BLUE SKIES TODAY
RGB 149, 175, 220 LRV 43

Color spec

Brand Hirshfield's
Name Blue Skies Today
SKU 0604
Hex #95AFDC
RGB 149, 175, 220
HSL 218°, 50%, 72%
LRV 43
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Hirshfield's Blue Skies Today

Blue Skies Today sits in the mid-range at LRV 43, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its blue 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Blue Skies Today is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.65
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6808 · #97B3D0 · ΔE 4.65 · LRV 44
SW 6969 · #9FABCF · ΔE 4.81 · LRV 41
SW 6815 · #A7B2D4 · ΔE 5.45 · LRV 45
SW 6961 · #91B8D9 · ΔE 5.93 · LRV 45
SW 6801 · #7DB5D3 · ΔE 10.04 · LRV 42

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.78
All blue at Behr →
620D-4 · #9BB0E1 · ΔE 1.78 · LRV 43
630F-4 · #99AAD6 · ΔE 2.94 · LRV 40
630D-4 · #9CADE6 · ΔE 3.03 · LRV 43
PPU15-12 · #89B1D8 · ΔE 4.55 · LRV 42
590F-4 · #94B6D7 · ΔE 4.7 · LRV 45

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.97
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
816 · #8DADD9 · ΔE 1.97 · LRV 41
2067-50 · #92B3E0 · ΔE 2.14 · LRV 45
822 · #9DB2D0 · ΔE 3.75 · LRV 45
1432 · #A7B1CC · ΔE 6.46 · LRV 45
2068-50 · #AAB0DB · ΔE 6.58 · LRV 46

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.09
All blue at Valspar →
4005-8A · #8EABD3 · ΔE 2.09 · LRV 39.4
V073-3 · #93B1D6 · ΔE 2.5 · LRV 42.3
8001-44D · #88B0D7 · ΔE 4.57 · LRV 41
V037-2 · #A2AED2 · ΔE 4.78 · LRV 42.5
4004-10A · #A1ABD7 · ΔE 5.07 · LRV 41.5

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.02
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
PPG17-01 · #96ADDB · ΔE 1.02 · LRV 41
1166-4 · #99AAC8 · ΔE 4.29 · LRV 40
PPG1166-4 · #99AAC8 · ΔE 4.29 · LRV 40
PPG1243-4 · #7EADE1 · ΔE 5.24 · LRV 40
PPG1167-4 · #A8B0CB · ΔE 7.09 · LRV 44

Glidden

3,101 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.07
All blue at Glidden →
PPG17-01 · #96ADDC · ΔE 1.07 · LRV 42
36BB 46/231 · #9BB3DD · ΔE 1.38 · LRV 46
54BB 41/237 · #99A8D6 · ΔE 3.67 · LRV 41
10BB 43/206 · #92B2D4 · ΔE 3.76 · LRV 43
16BB 41/268 · #83ADDB · ΔE 4.38 · LRV 41

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.25
All blue at Dutch Boy →
141-4DB · #9DACCC · ΔE 4.25 · LRV 41
139-4DB · #93B3D1 · ΔE 5.04 · LRV 43
240-3DB · #A7B5D2 · ΔE 5.32 · LRV 46
140-4DB · #85AED0 · ΔE 5.98 · LRV 40
238-4DB · #8BAEC5 · ΔE 8.35 · LRV 40
HGSW 1395 · #97B3D0 · ΔE 4.65 · LRV 44
HGSW 6808 · #97B3D0 · ΔE 4.65 · LRV 44
HGSW 1404 · #A7B2D4 · ΔE 5.45 · LRV 45
HGSW 6815 · #A7B2D4 · ΔE 5.45 · LRV 45
HGSW 1374 · #7DB5D3 · ΔE 10.04 · LRV 42

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.74
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5892 · #84A5DC · ΔE 3.74 · LRV 35
DE5878 · #8FAACA · ΔE 3.81 · LRV 36
DE5899 · #99A8C9 · ΔE 4.42 · LRV 13
DE5906 · #97A3DA · ΔE 4.88 · LRV 36
DE5884 · #A2B7CF · ΔE 6.04 · LRV 43

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.37
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-89 · #8CA8B4 · ΔE 12.37 · LRV 37
JG-99 · #B0AAAB · ΔE 17.3 · LRV 41
JG-01 · #A8B6B4 · ΔE 17.52 · LRV 45
JG-162 · #AAB0AD · ΔE 17.85 · LRV 43
JG-77 · #8FB4B2 · ΔE 19.07 · LRV 42

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.68
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 89 · #A1B8CA · ΔE 8.68 · LRV 46
NO. 27 · #B2BFC5 · ΔE 13.95 · LRV 51
NO. 210 · #A1C5C8 · ΔE 17.52 · LRV 52
NO. 82 · #99B0AB · ΔE 19.42 · LRV 41
NO. 88 · #B1B1AA · ΔE 20.9 · LRV 44

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.2
All blue at Diamond Vogel →
0610 · #90AEDC · ΔE 1.2 · LRV 41
0604 · #9AAFDC · ΔE 1.52 · LRV 43
0596 · #9AAFD2 · ΔE 2.43 · LRV 42
0645 · #93B3CE · ΔE 6.12 · LRV 43
1261 · #AAABD8 · ΔE 7.99 · LRV 43

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.33
All blue at Rodda →
R087 · #A0AEB8 · ΔE 11.33 · LRV 42
R086 · #9EC1CD · ΔE 13.58 · LRV 50
R104 · #AAA7AF · ΔE 14.71 · LRV 40
Ebb
R092 · #A7AEB0 · ΔE 15.1 · LRV 42
CA193 · #ABB2B4 · ΔE 15.12 · LRV 44

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.17
All blue at C2 Paint →
C2-767 · #8BA7C8 · ΔE 4.17 · LRV 37
C2-749 · #8FADC5 · ΔE 6.98 · LRV 40
BD12 · #9CA9BA · ΔE 8.41 · LRV 39
BD22 · #8BBCDA · ΔE 9.03 · LRV 47
C2-750 · #9EAEBD · ΔE 9.1 · LRV 41

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.84
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-73 · #ADBECB · ΔE 10.84 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-38 · #90A6AE · ΔE 13.59 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-15 · #9CA2A7 · ΔE 13.98 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-44 · #90B5B3 · ΔE 19.06 · LRV 42
PNT100-MD-43 · #9AB0AB · ΔE 19.37 · LRV 41

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.68
All blue at Portola Paints →
ILLUSION · #ADC7DF · ΔE 8.68 · LRV 55
TWIN PEAKS · #929EA5 · ΔE 13.7 · LRV 33
MAGIC POTION · #BAB5BD · ΔE 15.48 · LRV 47
COSTA · #AABEBF · ΔE 16.71 · LRV 49
SIMMER DOWN · #BAB3B6 · ΔE 17.13 · LRV 46

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.79
All blue at Annie Sloan →
LOUIS BLUE · #AEBECB · ΔE 10.79 · LRV 50
CHICAGO GREY · #BABAB9 · ΔE 17.31 · LRV 49
PALOMA · #BFB5B3 · ΔE 19.17 · LRV 47
SVENSKA BLUE · #A4BEB7 · ΔE 20.61 · LRV 48
DUCK EGG BLUE · #99AB9D · ΔE 23.65 · LRV 38

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.35
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 11.35 · LRV 51
BD-UD · #A4B5BB · ΔE 13.71 · LRV 41
BD-NU · #A4A89F · ΔE 21.74 · LRV 38
BD-CT · #A89E8A · ΔE 26.92 · LRV 33
BD-LF · #A4AB95 · ΔE 27.95 · LRV 35

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 14.11
All blue at Rust-Oleum →
285143 · #B6B9BE · ΔE 14.11 · LRV 48
371675 · #8CA8A9 · ΔE 17.4 · LRV 36
285139 · #ACCECD · ΔE 19.56 · LRV 57
285141 · #8E948A · ΔE 23.72 · LRV 29
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 29.35 · LRV 38

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 0
All blue at Kompozit →
0604 · #95AFDC · ΔE 0 · LRV 42
0596 · #95AED1 · ΔE 2.31 · LRV 41
0610 · #85ABDB · ΔE 3.52 · LRV 39
0645 · #8DB1CE · ΔE 6.23 · LRV 42
1261 · #A5A8D6 · ΔE 7.29 · LRV 41

Similar Hirshfield's colors

closest in the Hirshfield's deck

The nearest shades to Blue Skies Today within Hirshfield's's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

0596 · LRV 43
0610 · LRV 43
1261 · LRV 44
0645 · LRV 44
1275 · LRV 47
0609 · LRV 51

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #95AFDC in HSL space. Pair Blue Skies Today with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#95AFDC + #DCC295
TRIADIC
#95AFDC · #DC95AF · #AFDC95
ANALOGOUS
#95D3DC · #95AFDC · #9F95DC

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.22:1 fail
Sample text on black
9.44:1 AAA

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

Hirshfield's Blue Skies Today Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Blue Skies Today 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 Hirshfield's 0604 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Blue Skies Today. The nearest is Indulgent (SW 6969) at ΔE 4.81 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 41 vs 43). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Indulgent swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

Behr's nearest match is Veranda Iris (620D-4), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.78). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 43 vs 43) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Skies Today without repainting risk. See the full Veranda Iris swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Blue Skies Today is Summer Blue (2067-50) — very close at ΔE 2.14, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 43) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Summer Blue swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

At Valspar, the closest color to Blue Skies Today is Wings of Pegasus (V073-3) — very close at ΔE 2.5, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 42.3 vs 43) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Wings of Pegasus swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Suenos (PPG17-01), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.02). It runs slightly darker (LRV 41 vs 43) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Skies Today without repainting risk. See the full Suenos swatch →

Glidden Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

Glidden's nearest match is Suenos (PPG17-01), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.07). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 42 vs 43) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Skies Today without repainting risk. See the full Suenos swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

Dutch Boy doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Skies Today — the nearest deck color, Provencal Blue (139-4DB), is clearly different (ΔE 5.04). For an exact match, any Dutch Boy retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0604 instead. See the full Provencal Blue swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Blue Skies Today. The nearest is Sweet Lavender (HGSW 1395) at ΔE 4.65 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 44 vs 43). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Sweet Lavender swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

Dunn-Edwards has no exact twin of Blue Skies Today. The nearest is Bachelor Blue (DE5878) at ΔE 3.81 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs noticeably darker (LRV 36 vs 43). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Bachelor Blue swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Skies Today — the nearest deck color, Winter Solstice (JG-89), is clearly different (ΔE 12.37). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0604 instead. See the full Winter Solstice swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Skies Today — the nearest deck color, Lulworth Blue (NO. 89), is clearly different (ΔE 8.68). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0604 instead. See the full Lulworth Blue swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Blue Skies Today (0604), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.52). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 43 vs 43) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Skies Today without repainting risk. See the full Blue Skies Today swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

Rodda doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Skies Today — the nearest deck color, Sheer Clouds (R087), is clearly different (ΔE 11.33). For an exact match, any Rodda retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0604 instead. See the full Sheer Clouds swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

C2 Paint doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Skies Today — the nearest deck color, Linus (C2-749), is clearly different (ΔE 6.98). For an exact match, any C2 Paint retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0604 instead. See the full Linus swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Skies Today — the nearest deck color, Cloud Watching (PNT100-MD-73), is clearly different (ΔE 10.84). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0604 instead. See the full Cloud Watching swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

Portola Paints doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Skies Today — the nearest deck color, Magic Potion (MAGIC POTION), is clearly different (ΔE 15.48). For an exact match, any Portola Paints retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0604 instead. See the full Magic Potion swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Skies Today — the nearest deck color, Louis Blue (LOUIS BLUE), is clearly different (ΔE 10.79). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0604 instead. See the full Louis Blue swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Skies Today — the nearest deck color, Underdog (BD-UD), is clearly different (ΔE 13.71). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0604 instead. See the full Underdog swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Skies Today — the nearest deck color, Aged Gray (285143), is clearly different (ΔE 14.11). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0604 instead. See the full Aged Gray swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Blue Skies Today

The closest Kompozit equivalent of Blue Skies Today is Blue Skies Today (0604). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 42 vs 43). If Kompozit is your counter, order Blue Skies Today and you'll get the same color. See the full Blue Skies Today swatch →

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