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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 48

Sherwin-Williams Bunglehouse Blue#47626F · LRV 11

Bunglehouse Blue reads as a blue-green / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 48 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS BUNGLEHOUSE BLUE
RGB 71, 98, 111 LRV 11

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Bunglehouse Blue
SKU SW 48
Hex #47626F
RGB 71, 98, 111
HSL 200°, 22%, 36%
LRV 11
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Blue

About Sherwin-Williams Bunglehouse Blue

With an LRV of 11, Bunglehouse Blue is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Bunglehouse Blue works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.

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
Thunderstorm
SKU 0514 · #555C64 · LRV 11
ΔE 7.06 (different)
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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 blue from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.29
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
1673
#4C636E
Vermont Slate
ΔE 1.29 · LRV 13
1659
#4E646F
Spellbound
ΔE 1.72 · LRV 13
CSP-685
#44646D
Stained Glass
ΔE 3.13 · LRV
2135-30
#55656B
Nocturnal Gray
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 14
HC-156
#485B6E
Van Deusen Blue
ΔE 5.45 · LRV 12

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.76
All blue at Behr →
N490-6
#435F6F
Calligraphy
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 11
HDC-WR15-6
#466477
Winter Evening
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 12
MQ6-2
#49666C
Walk Me Home
ΔE 4.21 · LRV 12
N470-6
#43666E
Whale Gray
ΔE 4.34 · LRV 12
PPU14-19
#4E6174
English Channel
ΔE 5.05 · LRV 11

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.25
All blue at Valspar →
8004-39F
#3D5F6D
Hobgoblin
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 10
V106-6
#396475
Am I Blue?
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 11.3
4007-4B
#536470
Smoky Pitch
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 12.1
8003-38F
#476462
Grand Prix
ΔE 8.34 · LRV 11
4003-4C
#505A6D
Dark Night
ΔE 8.68 · LRV 10.2

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.78
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1153-6
#526771
Silent Night
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 13
1149-6
#4A6871
Azalea Leaf
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 13
1040-7
#525E68
Goblin
ΔE 4.98 · LRV 11
1037-6
#535E63
Mysterious
ΔE 5.53 · LRV 11
1163-6
#4C6177
Blue Fjord
ΔE 5.78 · LRV 11

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.01
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-163
#3B6279
Superior
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 11
JG-87
#445868
Together
ΔE 4.67 · LRV 9
JG-04
#3E595D
Weekend
ΔE 5.94 · LRV 9
JG-96
#51575F
Coffee Nook
ΔE 7.95 · LRV 9
JG-142
#626368
Texas Storm
ΔE 10.21 · LRV 13

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.1
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5824
#53626E
Outer Space
ΔE 4.1 · LRV 12
DE5790
#336172
Atlantis
ΔE 4.12 · LRV 10
DE5817
#4A657A
Stormy Sea
ΔE 4.13 · LRV 12
DE5775
#50676B
Iron Creek
ΔE 4.75 · LRV 12
DE5769
#33616A
After the Storm
ΔE 6.18 · LRV 10

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.48
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-40
#41656D
Deep Dive
ΔE 4.48 · LRV 12
PNT100-DP-65
#4D6A70
Nearly Navy
ΔE 4.82 · LRV 13
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 5.66 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-51
#5A6964
Current Mood
ΔE 9.77 · LRV 13
PNT100-MD-57
#5B6682
Blue'd Up
ΔE 11.43 · LRV 13

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.6
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 281
#4D5B6A
Stiffkey Blue
ΔE 5.6 · LRV 10
NO. 289
#586768
Inchyra Blue
ΔE 6.52 · LRV 13
NO. 30
#3D4E57
Hague Blue
ΔE 7.17 · LRV 7
NO. 26
#626664
Down Pipe
ΔE 10.24 · LRV 13
NO. 220
#636E8F
Pitch Blue
ΔE 13.73 · LRV 16

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.99
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-MJ
#5A6E7E
Mom Jeans
ΔE 5.99 · LRV 18
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 7.77 · LRV 8
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 14.51 · LRV 6
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 16.17 · LRV 7
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 25.71 · LRV 14

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Bunglehouse 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 6229
Tempe Star
LRV 11
SW 32
Needlepoint Navy
LRV 13
SW 6251
Outerspace
LRV 12
SW 7618
Deep Sea Dive
LRV 10
SW 9141
Waterloo
LRV 13
SW 6223
Still Water
LRV 10

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #47626F in HSL space. Pair Bunglehouse Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#47626F + #6F5447
TRIADIC
#47626F · #6F4762 · #626F47
ANALOGOUS
#476F68 · #47626F · #474E6F

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
6.47:1 AA
Sample text on black
3.24:1 AA Large

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

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