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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6491

Sherwin-Williams Open Air#C7DFE0 · LRV 70

Open Air reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6491 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS OPEN AIR
RGB 199, 223, 224 LRV 70

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Open Air
SKU SW 6491
Hex #C7DFE0
RGB 199, 223, 224
HSL 182°, 29%, 83%
LRV 70
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Teal

About Sherwin-Williams Open Air

At LRV 70, Open 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.

Open 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. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.

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
Sea Foam Mist
SKU 0642 · #CBDCE2 · LRV 69
ΔE 3.95 (noticeable)
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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 teal from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.02
All teal at Valspar →
M314
#C2DCDE
Fine China
ΔE 1.02 · LRV 68
V102-1
#C9DCDB
Snow in June
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 68.5
T633
#CBDDDF
Barest Hint of Blue
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 70
8004-39A
#CFDEE1
Cold as Ice
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 71
T653
#CFDDE0
Beach House Blue
ΔE 3.91 · LRV 70.3

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.47
All teal at Clare →
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 1.47 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-56
#D2E4E8
Frozen
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-34
#D5E2DD
Headspace
ΔE 4.46 · LRV 74
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 7.85 · LRV 70
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 8.94 · LRV 68

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.53
All teal at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5743
#CADFDD
Silver Spruce
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 71
DE5771
#CADCDE
Shark
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 69
DE5764
#BBDEE5
Blue Moon
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 68
DE5708
#CEE3DC
Dew Not Disturb
ΔE 3.77 · LRV 73
DE6303
#D0DBD7
Sky Glass
ΔE 4.77 · LRV 69

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.76
All teal at Benjamin Moore →
1653
#C8DEE2
Glacier Blue
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 70
673
#C6DEDA
Iced Green
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 68
1667
#CBDCDF
Blue Haze
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 69
1674
#CBDDE2
Polar Sky
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 69
CC-790
#CBDDE2
Polar Sky
ΔE 3.24 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All teal at PPG / Glidden →
1235-3
#C4DDE2
Galactica
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 69
1151-2
#CBDEE2
Embellishment
ΔE 2.54 · LRV 70
1234-3
#BFDFDF
Aqua Whisper
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 69
1150-2
#CEE0E3
Water Lily
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 72
1149-2
#CEDEE2
High Sierra
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 71

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.29
All teal at Behr →
720E-2
#C9DCD9
Light French Gray
ΔE 2.29 · LRV 69
540E-2
#BFE0E0
Cloudy Day
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 70
N500-2
#CDDCDA
Loft Space
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 69
HDC-CT-16B
#CFDFE4
Waterfall
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 72
760E-2
#CEDBDE
Manhattan Mist
ΔE 4.3 · LRV 69

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.64
All teal at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 6.64 · LRV 70
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 8.75 · LRV 71
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 9.81 · LRV 69
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 10.36 · LRV 71
NO. 274
#DDD8CF
Ammonite
ΔE 11.81 · LRV 69

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.4
All teal at Magnolia Home →
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 8.4 · LRV 67
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 9.11 · LRV 73
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 10.36 · LRV 69
JG-11
#E0DFD4
One Horn White
ΔE 10.4 · LRV 73
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 11.65 · LRV 70

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.34
All teal at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 11.34 · LRV 86
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 13.7 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 15.09 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 15.13 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 22.05 · LRV 60

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Open 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.

SW 6771
Bathe Blue
LRV 70
SW 6498
Byte Blue
LRV 68
SW 6799
Soar
LRV 70
SW 6778
Aviary Blue
LRV 73
SW 6764
Swimming
LRV 73
SW 6505
Atmospheric
LRV 67

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C7DFE0 in HSL space. Pair Open Air with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C7DFE0 + #E0C8C7
TRIADIC
#C7DFE0 · #E0C7DF · #DFE0C7
ANALOGOUS
#C7E0D4 · #C7DFE0 · #C7D3E0

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.39:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.06:1 AAA

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

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