Liquid Blue
SW 6779 · #A6D4DE · LRV 60 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Van Courtland Blue31
- 2Wythe Blue48
- 3Liquid Blue60
- 4Meander Blue66
- 5Waterfall71
What Color Is Liquid Blue, Really?
Liquid Blue reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6779 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Liquid Blue
Liquid 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.
How Lighting Changes Liquid Blue
At LRV 60, Liquid 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.
Most complaints about Liquid Blue are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 6779 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Bengal BlueM480-3 · Behr | 1.8 | 59 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Delano Waters766 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Droplet8002-38C · Valspar | 2.4 | 61 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Ocean CruisePPG1236-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Ocean CruisePPG1236-4 · Glidden | 2.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blue Rosette234-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.2 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Liquid 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.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A6D4DE in HSL space. Pair Liquid Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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