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Interesting Aqua SW 6220
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Interesting Aqua sits at L* 70.1, a* -6.3, b* -3.9. Its hue angle is 212° and its chroma is 7.4, so it leans blue-green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 13%.
LRV 40.9: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.9, Interesting Aqua is lighter than 52% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Interesting Aqua
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silken Blue | CSP-670 | 0.51 | Practically identical | |
| Colorado Gray | 2136-50 | 1.83 | Very close | |
| Beneath the Clouds | 2131-50 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Interesting Aqua
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucolic Blue | BXC-28 | 0.99 | Practically identical | |
| Quiet Moment | ICC-66 | 1.68 | Very close | |
| Blue Fox | 540E-3 | 1.95 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua-Sphere | SW 7613 | 0.29 | Practically identical | |
| Dutch Tile Blue | SW 0031 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Meditative | SW 6227 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Breezy | SW 7616 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Languid Blue | SW 6226 | 2.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stardew | SW 9138 | 3.33 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Languid Blue SW 6226 · lighter, LRV 45.6
- Jubilee SW 6248 · lighter, LRV 45.4
- Online SW 7072 · lighter, LRV 45.5
- Aquitaine SW 9057 · darker, LRV 37.7
- Network Gray SW 7073 · darker, LRV 37.3
- Castlegate SW 9558 · darker, LRV 37.0
Colors that go with Interesting Aqua
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Interesting Aqua:
- Navajo White SW 6126
- Blonde SW 6128
- Topsail SW 6217
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Flexible Gray SW 6010 · complementary (180°)
- Dutch Tile Blue SW 0031 · analogous (−30°)
- Dockside Blue SW 7601 · analogous (+30°)
- Beguiling Mauve SW 6269 · triadic (120°)
- Chatroom SW 6171 · triadic (240°)
Interesting Aqua vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 7.3) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 40.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 8.2) is lighter (LRV 44.1 vs 40.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 8.5) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 40.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.