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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6800

Sherwin-Williams Something Blue#B0D6E6 · LRV 63

Something Blue reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6800 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS SOMETHING BLUE
RGB 176, 214, 230 LRV 63

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Something Blue
SKU SW 6800
Hex #B0D6E6
RGB 176, 214, 230
HSL 198°, 52%, 80%
LRV 63
Undertone blue-green / cool
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.

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
Bridgewater Bay
SKU 0650 · #BCD7E2 · LRV 65
ΔE 2.95 (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 blue from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.84
All blue at Behr →
S510-2
#B0D6E4
Boot Cut
ΔE 0.84 · LRV 63
570E-3
#B0D0DD
Liberty Gray
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 60
PPU14-16
#B8D4E0
Millstream
ΔE 2.54 · LRV 63
S530-2
#B5D5EC
Elevated
ΔE 3.92 · LRV 63
590E-3
#BBD3EA
Hyacinth Tint
ΔE 6.05 · LRV 63

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.09
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1237-3
#AED7EA
Ariel
ΔE 1.09 · LRV 64
1238-3
#ADD0E0
Flemish Blue
ΔE 1.54 · LRV 59
1151-3
#B4D0D9
Midsummer's Dream
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 60
1150-3
#B7D7DE
Everglade Mist
ΔE 3.54 · LRV 64
1161-2
#BED1E1
Sleep Baby Sleep
ΔE 5.85 · LRV 62

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.17
All blue at Valspar →
8001-40B
#B2DAE9
Laissez-Faire
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 65
5002-9B
#AED9E7
Misty
ΔE 1.87 · LRV 64.3
4007-7B
#B4D4E8
Escape
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 62.5
4006-9B
#AFD4EB
Gentle Wind
ΔE 2.97 · LRV 61.9
8002-41A
#B8D7DE
Easy Breezy
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 64

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.18
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
2058-60
#B0D9E8
Ocean Breeze
ΔE 1.18 · LRV
794
#AED3E5
Paradise View
ΔE 1.18 · LRV
2061-60
#ACD5E9
Little Boy Blue
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 62
2062-60
#B3D3E1
Blue Hydrangea
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 62
2063-60
#B1D6EA
Sapphireberry
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 64

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.21
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5806
#B1D3E3
Dockside
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 61
DE5785
#B3D8E5
Glacier Point
ΔE 1.26 · LRV 64
DE5827
#ABDCEE
Spring Shower
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 66
DE5855
#B3D9F3
Wild Blue Yonder
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 66
DE5813
#BED3E1
Two Harbors
ΔE 4.79 · LRV 63

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.13
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 5.13 · LRV 51
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 9.72 · LRV 41
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 19.09 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 21.32 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 25.18 · LRV 60

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.72
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 5.72 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 6.54 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 9.55 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 11.46 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 11.72 · LRV 63

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.97
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 5.97 · LRV 56
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 6.61 · LRV 55
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 10.76 · LRV 56
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 11.76 · LRV 62
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 14.22 · LRV 61

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.8
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 10.8 · LRV 70
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 12.07 · LRV 62
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 13.05 · LRV 59
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 14.99 · LRV 63
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 16.05 · LRV 59

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The 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.

SW 6793
Bluebell
LRV 61
SW 6779
Liquid Blue
LRV 60
SW 6492
Jetstream
LRV 60
SW 6807
Wondrous Blue
LRV 59
SW 6792
Minor Blue
LRV 69
SW 6765
Spa
LRV 65

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.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B0D6E6 + #E6C0B0
TRIADIC
#B0D6E6 · #E6B0D6 · #D6E6B0
ANALOGOUS
#B0E6DB · #B0D6E6 · #B0BBE6

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.54:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.61:1 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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