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Still Water SW 6223
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Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Still Water sits at L* 38.0, a* -6.7, b* -3.5. Its hue angle is 208° and its chroma is 7.6, 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 27%.
LRV 10.1: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 10.1, Still Water is lighter than 11% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Still Water
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktowne Green | HC-133 | 1.24 | Very close | |
| Vanderberg Blue | 721 | 1.24 | Very close | |
| Amazon Green | 2136-30 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Still Water
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underwater | PPU12-20 | 1.54 | Very close | |
| Midnight In Ny | N440-7 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Mallard | BXC-15 | 2.92 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tempe Star | SW 6229 | 3.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rain Cloud | SW 9639 | 4.52 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Mountain Pass | SW 9655 | 5.42 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Grays Harbor | SW 6236 | 5.50 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bunglehouse Blue | SW 0048 | 5.62 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rookwood Sash Green | SW 2810 | 5.76 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Rain Cloud SW 9639 · lighter, LRV 11.4
- Outerspace SW 6251 · lighter, LRV 11.6
- Grays Harbor SW 6236 · lighter, LRV 12.1
- Tarragon SW 9660 · darker, LRV 7.3
- Rock Bottom SW 7062 · darker, LRV 7.0
- Olympic Range SW 7750 · darker, LRV 6.7
Colors that go with Still Water
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Still Water:
- Oyster White SW 7637
- Taupe Tone SW 7633
- Topsail SW 6217
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Deepest Mauve SW 0005 · complementary (180°)
- Billiard Green SW 0016 · analogous (−30°)
- Rain Cloud SW 9639 · analogous (+30°)
- Expressive Plum SW 6271 · triadic (120°)
- Hidden Trail SW 9525 · triadic (240°)
Still Water vs popular colors
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 8.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 8.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 9.1) is lighter (LRV 12.0 vs 10.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.