Flyway

With an LRV of about 39, Flyway 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.

Flyway in other brands

• Bright Blue Glidden 50BG 41/312 Turquoise Very close ΔE 0.5
• Sunrise River Vista K-171 Turquoise Very close ΔE 1.0
• V Cornish Blue Kelly-Moore 8-2 Turquoise Very close ΔE 1.2
• Bit Of Sapphire KILZ RD230-02 Turquoise Very close ΔE 1.2
• Samudra Asian Paints X171 Blue Very close ΔE 1.3
• Azure Fusion 6 Dulux UK 1186481 Turquoise Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Undercool Sherwin-Williams 6957 Light Blue
• Major Blue Sherwin-Williams 6795 Blue

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as blue
• Protanopia Reads as blue
• Tritanopia Reads as turquoise
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns turquoise
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns turquoise
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Flyway warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -24.6 and a value of -16.6 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Glidden color to Flyway?

Bright Blue (50BG 41/312), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Flyway?

≈ 39. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.