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Sky Fall

SW 9049 · #89C6DF · LRV 51 · cool blue-green tone

SW 9049 · #89C6DF · LRV 51 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Sky FallSherwin-Williams · SW 9049
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Sky Fall
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 9049 · #89C6DF
Brand · codeSherwin-WilliamsSW 9049 · all Sherwin-Williams blues
LRV51Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool blue-green tone
FamilyBlue
Hex · RGB · HSL#89C6DF · 137, 198, 223 · 197°, 57%, 71%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Wolf Gray21
  2. 2Resolute Blue40
  3. 3Sky Fall51
  4. 4Honolulu Blue62
  5. 5After Rain68
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Sky Fall, Really?

Sky Fall reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 9049 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Sky Fall

Sky Fall 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Sky Fall

At LRV 51, Sky Fall 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Sky Fall 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 9049 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors

The nearest shades to Sky Fall within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Sky Fall · 11.2 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Sky Fall · 1.9 : 1 · fails for text

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 #89C6DF in HSL space. Pair Sky Fall with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#89C6DF + #DFA289
TRIADIC
#89C6DF · #DF89C6 · #C6DF89
ANALOGOUS
#89DFCD · #89C6DF · #899BDF

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