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
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
- Icy Dream Johnstone's White Very close ΔE 0.2
- Star Gaze Asian Paints 7364 White Very close ΔE 0.4
- Relax Quarter Dulux Australia S29B1Q White Very close ΔE 0.5
- Caribbean Sky Kelly-Moore KM3178-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
- Meadowsweet Mist PPG 1148-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
- Meadowsweet Mist Glidden PPG1148-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
- High Reflective White Sherwin-Williams 7757 White
- Conservative Gray Sherwin-Williams 6183 Light Gray
- Very close ΔE 0.0
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.