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Swimming

SW 6764 · #C2E5E5 · LRV 73 · cool blue-green tone

SW 6764 · #C2E5E5 · LRV 73 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

SwimmingSherwin-Williams · SW 6764
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Swimming
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6764 · #C2E5E5
Brand · codeSherwin-WilliamsSW 6764 · all Sherwin-Williams teals
LRV73Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool blue-green tone
FamilyTeal
Hex · RGB · HSL#C2E5E5 · 194, 229, 229 · 180°, 40%, 83%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. 1Wythe Blue48
  2. 2Ocean Boulevard53
  3. 3Swimming73
  4. 4Frosty Mint83
  5. 5Lakeside Mist92
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Swimming, Really?

Swimming reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6764 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Swimming

Swimming 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. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Swimming

At LRV 73, Swimming 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 Swimming 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 6764 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 Swimming 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 Swimming · 15.6 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Swimming · 1.3 : 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 #C2E5E5 in HSL space. Pair Swimming with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C2E5E5 + #E5C2C2
TRIADIC
#C2E5E5 · #E5C2E5 · #E5E5C2
ANALOGOUS
#C2E5D3 · #C2E5E5 · #C2D3E5

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