Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Something Blue |
| SKU | SW 6800 |
| Hex | #B0D6E6 |
| RGB | 176, 214, 230 |
| HSL | 198°, 52%, 80% |
| LRV | 63 |
| Undertone | cool blue-green tone |
| Family | Blue |
About Sherwin-Williams Something Blue
At LRV 63, Something Blue 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.
Something 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
Closest matches by brand
12 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Kompozit
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Something 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.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #B0D6E6 in HSL space. Pair Something 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.
Sherwin-Williams Something Blue Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Something Blue from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 6800 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Behr Equivalent of Something Blue
The closest Behr equivalent of Something Blue is Boot Cut (S510-2). At ΔE 0.84 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63). If Behr is your counter, order Boot Cut and you'll get the same color. See the full Boot Cut swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Something Blue
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Sapphireberry (2063-60), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.78). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Something Blue without repainting risk. See the full Sapphireberry swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Something Blue
Valspar's nearest match is Misty (5002-9B), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.87). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64.3 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Something Blue without repainting risk. See the full Misty swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Something Blue
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Ariel (PPG1237-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.14). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Something Blue without repainting risk. See the full Ariel swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Something Blue
Glidden's nearest match is Ariel (PPG1237-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.09). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Something Blue without repainting risk. See the full Ariel swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Something Blue
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Blue Fin (137-3DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.55). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Something Blue without repainting risk. See the full Blue Fin swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Something Blue
The closest HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Something Blue is Something Blue (HGSW 1376). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63). If HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Something Blue and you'll get the same color. See the full Something Blue swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Something Blue
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Glacier Point (DE5785), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.26). It runs slightly darker (LRV 60 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Something Blue without repainting risk. See the full Glacier Point swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Something Blue
Diamond Vogel has no exact twin of Something Blue. The nearest is Abstract Idea (0643) at ΔE 4.6 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62 vs 63). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Abstract Idea swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Something Blue
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Emily (H0044), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.21). It runs slightly darker (LRV 59 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Something Blue without repainting risk. See the full Emily swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Something Blue
At C2 Paint, the closest color to Something Blue is Thermal (C2-752) — very close at ΔE 2.77, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Thermal swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Something Blue
At Kompozit, the closest color to Something Blue is Bridgewater Bay (0650) — very close at ΔE 2.95, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Bridgewater Bay swatch →