Sherwin-Williams Misty

An LRV of 60 makes Misty a comfortable whole-wall color in any room that already gets decent light. Bathrooms are its natural home, where the cool blue-green reads clean and calm next to white tile, glass, and chrome. Bedrooms take it well for the same reason: restful, light, and quiet.

It also suits laundry rooms, hallways, and open living areas where you want something that acts like a neutral but is not beige. In a dark north room it can feel chilly, so lean on warm wood, linen textiles, and warmer bulbs if you use it there.

On cabinets it gives a soft, slightly weathered look that fits coastal and cottage kitchens better than sleek modern ones. Outdoors it works as a light body color, on shutters, or on a porch ceiling. Trim should be a separate white rather than the same color, since Misty is light enough that a same-color trim disappears.

At LRV 60 Misty returns a fair amount of light, so it rarely goes dim, but the light source decides how cool it feels. North-facing rooms get flat, blue-leaning daylight that stacks on top of the color's own blue-green. That is where Misty is at its coolest and can read close to pale steel.

South-facing rooms send warm light in and cancel some of that cast, so the color settles into a soft balanced gray with only a hint of aqua. East rooms look clean and cool in the morning and warm up through the day. West rooms stay quiet early and glow warmer late.

Bulbs push it just as hard as windows. Warm 2700K lamps take the chill off and can make Misty look almost greige at night. Cooler 4000K bulbs sharpen the blue and can tip it toward clinical. Look at a painted sample after dark, not only in daylight.

North Star SW 6246 at LRV 62 is the closest neighbor in the same line. It is a touch lighter and holds less green, so it reads as a plainer cool gray. Pick it if Misty looks too watery on your wall. Evening Shadow SW 7662 shares the same LRV of 60, but its hex #C9CCCD carries almost no green, making it the more straightforward gray of the two. Sea Salt SW 6204 at LRV 63 pulls green instead of blue and feels warmer and more sage in the same light.

Across brands the matches are unusually tight. Dunn-Edwards Salina Springs DEC794 at deltaE 0.59 and C2 Paint Overcast C2-738 at 0.61 are the same color for practical purposes, as are PPG Winter Chill PPG1036-2 at 0.77 and Benjamin Moore Palace Pearl CW-650 at 0.92. Farrow and Ball Skylight No. 205 at 1.68 is visually identical in normal room light. Behr Silver Bullet N520-2 at 2.19 is very close, so sample it first.

Trim looks best in a clean white rather than a creamy one. A strongly yellow-based white fights the blue-green and can make Misty look colder than it really is, so stay with whites that read neutral or very slightly cool.

For a second color elsewhere in the house, stay in the same family. Sea Salt SW 6204 at LRV 63 is the greener, softer relative and works in an adjoining room. Moorstone SW 9630 at LRV 63 leans warmer and grayer, which helps if you want less blue next door. Tradewind SW 6218 at LRV 61 goes the other way and pushes the aqua further. Evening Shadow SW 7662 at LRV 60 gives the same lightness with less color in it.

Wood tones matter here. Warm oak and walnut keep Misty from feeling cold, while gray-washed floors amplify the chill. Brass and aged bronze warm it up. Chrome and brushed nickel keep the cool, clean read.