Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Glass Bead |
| SKU | SW 6805 |
| Hex | #E0E5E6 |
| RGB | 224, 229, 230 |
| HSL | 190°, 11%, 89% |
| LRV | 77 |
| Undertone | blue-green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
About Sherwin-Williams Glass Bead
Glass Bead is very light — LRV 77, 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.
Glass Bead 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 at every US brand
13 brands · top 5 each5 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 gray from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
PPG / Glidden
Behr
Valspar
Farrow & Ball
Kompozit
Diamond Vogel
Dutch Boy
Clare
C2 Paint
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Glass Bead 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 #E0E5E6 in HSL space. Pair Glass Bead 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 Glass Bead Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Glass Bead 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 6805 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Glass Bead
The closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of Glass Bead is Marilyn's Dress (2125-60). At ΔE 0.63 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 77 vs 77). If Benjamin Moore is your counter, order Marilyn's Dress and you'll get the same color. See the full Marilyn's Dress swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Glass Bead
The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Glass Bead is Austrian Ice (PPG1156-1). At ΔE 0.9 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 77 vs 77). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Austrian Ice and you'll get the same color. See the full Austrian Ice swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Glass Bead
Behr's nearest match is Ice Sculpture (BL-W02), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.08). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 78 vs 77) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Glass Bead without repainting risk. See the full Ice Sculpture swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Glass Bead
Valspar's nearest match is Northbound (8007-3E), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.35). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 77 vs 77) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Glass Bead without repainting risk. See the full Northbound swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Glass Bead
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Cold Wind (DE6351), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.46). It runs noticeably darker (LRV 71 vs 77) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Glass Bead without repainting risk. See the full Cold Wind swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Glass Bead
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Sizing (NO. 314), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.55). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 78 vs 77) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Glass Bead without repainting risk. See the full Sizing swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Glass Bead
Kompozit's nearest match is Wind Blown (0586), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.56). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 77) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Glass Bead without repainting risk. See the full Wind Blown swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Glass Bead
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Beryl Pearl (0509), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.97). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 77 vs 77) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Glass Bead without repainting risk. See the full Beryl Pearl swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Glass Bead
At Clare, the closest color to Glass Bead is Chill (PNT100-LT-06) — very close at ΔE 2.09, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 77) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Chill swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Glass Bead
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Glass Bead is Gauzy Blue (336-1DB) — very close at ΔE 2.59, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 78 vs 77) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Gauzy Blue swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Glass Bead
At C2 Paint, the closest color to Glass Bead is Oxygen (C2-755) — very close at ΔE 2.64, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 77) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Oxygen swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Glass Bead
At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Glass Bead is Cloudy Gray (JG-115) — very close at ΔE 2.65, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 77) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cloudy Gray swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Glass Bead
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Glass Bead — the nearest deck color, Jane (BD-JA), is clearly different (ΔE 5.94). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 6805 instead. See the full Jane swatch →