Drizzle
Sherwin-Williams 6479
- HEX
- #8CAEAB
- RGB
- 140, 174, 171
- LAB
- 68.6, -12.2, -2.3
- LRV
- ≈ 39
- Family
- Grayish Green, cool
- Nearest RAL
- 6034 Pastelturquoise
With an LRV of about 39, Drizzle is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Drizzle in other brands
- Barrier Reef Dunn-Edwards DE5745 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 0.5
- Sea Urchin 3 Dulux UK 1187674 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.0
- Malhaar Asian Paints 9744 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.1
- Evening Stroll Plascon G6-C2-1 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.1
- Acapulco Aqua Kelly-Moore KM3221-2 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.6
- Talcstone MyPerfectColor MP14647 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.7
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
- Aquaverde Sherwin-Williams 9051 Grayish Green
- Peacock Plume Sherwin-Williams 20 Grayish Green
- Very close ΔE 0.0
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
- Protanopia Reads as light gray
- Tritanopia Reads as grayish green
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns green
- Neutral, 4000 K Turns green
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Drizzle warm or cool?
Cool. Its LAB b value of -2.3 and a value of -12.2 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Dunn-Edwards color to Drizzle?
Barrier Reef (DE5745), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Drizzle?
≈ 39. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.