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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6778

Sherwin-Williams Aviary Blue#C6E3E8 · LRV 73

Aviary Blue reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6778 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS AVIARY BLUE
RGB 198, 227, 232 LRV 73

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Aviary Blue
SKU SW 6778
Hex #C6E3E8
RGB 198, 227, 232
HSL 189°, 42%, 84%
LRV 73
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Teal

About Sherwin-Williams Aviary Blue

At LRV 73, Aviary 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.

Aviary 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. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Kyoto
SKU 0657 · #BEE3EA · LRV 72
ΔE 2.1 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 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 teal from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.87
All teal at Benjamin Moore →
764
#C8E6EA
Crystal Springs
ΔE 0.87 · LRV
1653
#C8DEE2
Glacier Blue
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 70
792
#CCE3EB
Mystical Blue
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 73
2049-60
#C0E3E3
Forget Me Not
ΔE 3.23 · LRV
2050-60
#C4E3E1
Arctic Blue
ΔE 3.43 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.88
All teal at PPG / Glidden →
1236-3
#C6E4EB
Surf's Up
ΔE 0.88 · LRV 73
1233-3
#C3E7E8
Pale Seafoam
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 75
1150-2
#CEE0E3
Water Lily
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 72
1240-2
#CBE3EE
Niagara Falls
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 74
1231-2
#C5E5E2
Swan Lake
ΔE 3.98 · LRV 73

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.97
All teal at Behr →
MQ3-52
#CAE6EC
Ethereal Mood
ΔE 0.97 · LRV 75
550E-2
#C4E6EB
Eminence
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 74
N490-1
#CEE3E4
Absolute Zero
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 74
N480-1
#CCE5E4
Light Drizzle
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 74
570E-2
#C8E2EE
Velvet Sky
ΔE 3.66 · LRV 73

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.04
All teal at Valspar →
8002-40A
#C8E5EC
Fresh Dawn
ΔE 1.04 · LRV 75
V032-1
#C8E5EC
Fresh Dawn
ΔE 1.04 · LRV 74.6
8001-40A
#C5E2EB
Pinch Me, I'm Dreaming
ΔE 1.84 · LRV 72
4008-9A
#C9E1EA
Skywriter
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 72.2
5006-7A
#C7E4E2
Sea Breath
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 73.3

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.39
All teal at Clare →
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-56
#D2E4E8
Frozen
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-34
#D5E2DD
Headspace
ΔE 6.28 · LRV 74
PNT100-LT-72
#DDE6DF
Flow State
ΔE 8.11 · LRV 77
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 9.8 · LRV 70

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.61
All teal at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5743
#CADFDD
Silver Spruce
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 71
DE5805
#CFE5F0
Pale Frost
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 76
DE5736
#B9E5E8
Soaring Sky
ΔE 4.3 · LRV 72
DE5708
#CEE3DC
Dew Not Disturb
ΔE 5.59 · LRV 73
DE5722
#BEE7E2
Tropical Waterfall
ΔE 6.05 · LRV 74

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.94
All teal at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 7.94 · LRV 70
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 10.68 · LRV 71
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 11.39 · LRV 69
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 11.63 · LRV 71
NO. 2001
#E5E0DB
Strong White
ΔE 13.15 · LRV 75

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.59
All teal at Magnolia Home →
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 10.59 · LRV 67
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 10.77 · LRV 73
JG-22
#E5E4DB
Shiplap
ΔE 11.9 · LRV 77
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 12.02 · LRV 69
JG-11
#E0DFD4
One Horn White
ΔE 12.18 · LRV 73

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.76
All teal at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 12.76 · LRV 86
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 13.21 · LRV 92
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 15.63 · LRV 65
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 16.86 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 16.99 · LRV 73

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

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

SW 6764
Swimming
LRV 73
SW 6771
Bathe Blue
LRV 70
SW 6799
Soar
LRV 70
SW 6491
Open Air
LRV 70
SW 6757
Tame Teal
LRV 73
SW 6498
Byte Blue
LRV 68

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C6E3E8 in HSL space. Pair Aviary Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C6E3E8 + #E8CBC6
TRIADIC
#C6E3E8 · #E8C6E3 · #E3E8C6
ANALOGOUS
#C6E8DC · #C6E3E8 · #C6D2E8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.35:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.55:1 AAA

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

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