Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Blue Horizon |
| SKU | SW 6497 |
| Hex | #D8E7E6 |
| RGB | 216, 231, 230 |
| HSL | 176°, 24%, 88% |
| LRV | 78 |
| Undertone | cool blue-green tone |
| Family | Gray |
About Sherwin-Williams Blue Horizon
Blue Horizon is very light — LRV 78, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Blue Horizon shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
Closest matches by brand
15 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Clare
Kompozit
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Blue Horizon within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D8E7E6 in HSL space. Pair Blue Horizon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Sherwin-Williams Blue Horizon Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Blue Horizon 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 Sherwin-Williams SW 6497 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Behr Equivalent of Blue Horizon
At Behr, the closest color to Blue Horizon is Blue Bird Day (BL-W03) — very close at ΔE 2.44, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 78 vs 78) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Blue Bird Day swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Blue Horizon
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Whispering Spring (2136-70), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.56). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 78 vs 78) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Horizon without repainting risk. See the full Whispering Spring swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Blue Horizon
Valspar's nearest match is Blue Bottle (8003-38A), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.16). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 78 vs 78) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Horizon without repainting risk. See the full Blue Bottle swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Blue Horizon
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Cameo Green (PPG1147-1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.96). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 77 vs 78) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Horizon without repainting risk. See the full Cameo Green swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Blue Horizon
Glidden's nearest match is Jack Frost (PPG1145-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.36). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 77 vs 78) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Horizon without repainting risk. See the full Jack Frost swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Blue Horizon
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Bleached Blue (235-1DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.48). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 77 vs 78) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Horizon without repainting risk. See the full Bleached Blue swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Blue Horizon
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Smoke and Mirrors (DE5770), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.86). It runs noticeably darker (LRV 71 vs 78) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Horizon without repainting risk. See the full Smoke and Mirrors swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Blue Horizon
Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Horizon — the nearest deck color, Cloudy Gray (JG-115), is clearly different (ΔE 5). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 6497 instead. See the full Cloudy Gray swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Blue Horizon
Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Blue Horizon. The nearest is Sizing (NO. 314) at ΔE 4.69 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 78 vs 78). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Sizing swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Blue Horizon
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Blue Horizon is Breakwaters (0495) — very close at ΔE 2.27, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 76 vs 78) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Breakwaters swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Blue Horizon
At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Blue Horizon is Dillard's Blue (0685) — very close at ΔE 2.58, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 79 vs 78) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dillard's Blue swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Blue Horizon
At C2 Paint, the closest color to Blue Horizon is Oxygen (C2-755) — very close at ΔE 2.1, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 76 vs 78) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Oxygen swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Blue Horizon
At Clare, the closest color to Blue Horizon is Flow State (PNT100-LT-72) — very close at ΔE 3.4, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 77 vs 78) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Flow State swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Blue Horizon
At Kompozit, the closest color to Blue Horizon is Dillard's Blue (0685) — very close at ΔE 2.58, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 78 vs 78) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dillard's Blue swatch →