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Blue Horizon

Sherwin-Williams 6497

HEX
#D8E7E6
RGB
216, 231, 230
LAB
90.5, -5.1, -1.2
LRV
≈ 77
Family
White, cool
Nearest RAL
9003 Signal White
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With an LRV of about 77, Blue Horizon reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Blue Horizon in other brands

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

How it looks with color blindness

  • Deuteranopia Reads as white
  • Protanopia Reads as white
  • Tritanopia Reads as white
  • Achromatopsia Reads as white

Under different light

  • Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns yellow
  • Neutral, 4000 K Turns light gray
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Blue Horizon warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -1.2 and a value of -5.1 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Johnstone's color to Blue Horizon?

Icy Dream (Johnstone's), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Blue Horizon?

≈ 77. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.