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Riverway SW 6222
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Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Riverway sits at L* 46.5, a* -7.2, b* -3.7. Its hue angle is 207° and its chroma is 8.1, 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 23%.
LRV 15.6: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 15.6, Riverway is lighter than 20% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Riverway
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Gray | HC-160 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bella Blue | 720 | 3.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Spruce | 1637 | 3.91 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Riverway
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unreal Teal | ECC-58-3 | 1.71 | Very close | |
| Juniper Berries | PPU13-2 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Juniper Berries | PPU13-02 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stargazer | SW 9635 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mediterranean | SW 7617 | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mountain Pass | SW 9655 | 3.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Slate Tile | SW 7624 | 4.19 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rocky River | SW 6215 | 4.28 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Labradorite | SW 7619 | 4.82 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Mediterranean SW 7617 · lighter, LRV 17.5
- Before the Storm SW 9564 · lighter, LRV 18.4
- Labradorite SW 7619 · lighter, LRV 18.6
- Gibraltar SW 6257 · darker, LRV 13.8
- Mountain Pass SW 9655 · darker, LRV 13.5
- Web Gray SW 7075 · darker, LRV 13.1
Colors that go with Riverway
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Riverway:
- Tinsmith SW 7657
- Tin Lizzie SW 9163
- Topsail SW 6217
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Patchwork Plum SW 0022 · complementary (180°)
- Rocky River SW 6215 · analogous (−30°)
- Slate Tile SW 7624 · analogous (+30°)
- Exclusive Plum SW 6263 · triadic (120°)
- Cocoon SW 6173 · triadic (240°)
Riverway vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 8.8) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 15.6), more green.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 9.3) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 15.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 12.1) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 15.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.