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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6806

Sherwin-Williams Rhythmic Blue#CCDBE5 · LRV 69

Rhythmic Blue reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6806 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS RHYTHMIC BLUE
RGB 204, 219, 229 LRV 69

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Rhythmic Blue
SKU SW 6806
Hex #CCDBE5
RGB 204, 219, 229
HSL 204°, 32%, 85%
LRV 69
Undertone blue / cool
Family Gray

About Sherwin-Williams Rhythmic Blue

At LRV 69, Rhythmic Blue is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue 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.

Rhythmic 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

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 2.32 (close)
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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 gray from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.46
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
10-26
#CEDDE7
Simply Elegant
ΔE 0.46 · LRV 71
1155-3
#CEDDE7
Simply Elegant
ΔE 0.46 · LRV 71
1154-3
#CDDCE3
Dartmoor Mist
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 70
1244-2
#D0DCE8
Blue Silk
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 70
10-27
#CFDCE0
Tradewinds
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 70

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.97
All gray at Valspar →
P036
#C9D9E5
Blue Tulle
ΔE 0.97 · LRV 67.4
V108-1
#CBDBE2
Icy
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 68.9
V036-1
#C9DAE8
Tourmaline
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 68.2
8002-46A
#D0DAE8
Love Crystal
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 69
V074-1
#D0DAE8
Love Crystal
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 69.5

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.09
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-545
#D0DDE5
Sheer Bliss
ΔE 1.09 · LRV
806
#C9DDE5
Breath of Fresh Air
ΔE 2.4 · LRV 69
1674
#CBDDE2
Polar Sky
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 69
CC-790
#CBDDE2
Polar Sky
ΔE 3.03 · LRV
1667
#CBDCDF
Blue Haze
ΔE 3.74 · LRV 69

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.23
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5799
#C7D7E0
Snow Lodge
ΔE 1.23 · LRV 66
DE5876
#CDDCED
Alaskan Skies
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 70
DE5848
#C3DDEE
Island View
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 69
DE5771
#CADCDE
Shark
ΔE 4.42 · LRV 69
DE5897
#D3DBEC
Snowy Shadow
ΔE 5.18 · LRV 71

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.08
All gray at Behr →
MQ3-57
#CDD7DE
Siberian Ice
ΔE 2.08 · LRV 67
MQ3-24
#C5D8E8
Celestial Light
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 67
HDC-CT-16B
#CFDFE4
Waterfall
ΔE 2.7 · LRV 72
HDC-CT-15
#C5DAEB
Summer Sky
ΔE 2.93 · LRV 68
760E-2
#CEDBDE
Manhattan Mist
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 69

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.91
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-56
#D2E4E8
Frozen
ΔE 3.91 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 5.48 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-34
#D5E2DD
Headspace
ΔE 7.42 · LRV 74
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 8.37 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 9.46 · LRV 70

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.12
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 5.12 · LRV 70
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 8.13 · LRV 71
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 8.83 · LRV 69
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 10.11 · LRV 71
NO. 274
#DDD8CF
Ammonite
ΔE 11.15 · LRV 69

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.77
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 6.77 · LRV 62
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 9.23 · LRV 73
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 9.79 · LRV 69
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 11.95 · LRV 70
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 12.75 · LRV 67

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.68
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 11.68 · LRV 86
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 14.34 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 16.52 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 16.74 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 20.18 · LRV 60

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Rhythmic 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.

SW 6526
Icelandic
LRV 67
SW 9144
Moonmist
LRV 67
SW 6519
Hinting Blue
LRV 68
SW 6498
Byte Blue
LRV 68
SW 6799
Soar
LRV 70
SW 6540
Starry Night
LRV 69

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CCDBE5 in HSL space. Pair Rhythmic Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CCDBE5 + #E5D6CC
TRIADIC
#CCDBE5 · #E5CCDB · #DBE5CC
ANALOGOUS
#CCE5E3 · #CCDBE5 · #CCCFE5

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.42:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.83:1 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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