Mountain Air
SW 6224 · #D8E0DF · LRV 73 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Mountain Air, Really?
Mountain Air reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6224 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mountain Air
Mountain Air 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Mountain Air
At LRV 73, Mountain Air 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 Mountain Air 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 6224 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 | Echo MistECC-31-2 · Behr | 0.8 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Iceberg2122-50 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sheer Elegance8004-34A · Valspar | 1.1 | 72 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blue SmokePPG1153-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Blue SmokePPG1153-3 · Glidden | 1.5 | 73 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Foamy Water342-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.8 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Mountain Air 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 #D8E0DF in HSL space. Pair Mountain Air with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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