Sherwin-Williams Sleepy Blue#A4B5BB · LRV 41
Sleepy Blue reads as a blue-green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6225 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Sleepy Blue |
| SKU | SW 6225 |
| Hex | #A4B5BB |
| RGB | 164, 181, 187 |
| HSL | 196°, 14%, 69% |
| LRV | 41 |
| Undertone | blue-green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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.
Backdrop
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Farrow & Ball
Magnolia Home
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A4B5BB in HSL space. Pair Sleepy Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.