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Watery SW 6478
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Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Watery sits at L* 80.2, a* -8.6, b* -1.2. Its hue angle is 188° and its chroma is 8.7, 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 17%.
LRV 57.2: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 57.2, Watery is lighter than 69% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Watery
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavenly Blue | 709 | 1.25 | Very close | |
| Seacliff Heights | 688 | 1.83 | Very close | |
| Gossamer Blue | 2123-40 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Watery
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Pond | PPU13-15 | 0.95 | Practically identical | |
| Malaysian Mist | S440-2 | 1.54 | Very close | |
| Rain Washed | 500E-3 | 2.26 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidewater | SW 6477 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Waterscape | SW 6470 | 3.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Meander Blue | SW 6484 | 3.68 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aquaverde | SW 9051 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jetstream | SW 6492 | 3.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rain | SW 6219 | 4.30 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Waterscape SW 6470 · lighter, LRV 61.5
- North Star SW 6246 · lighter, LRV 62.3
- Sea Salt SW 6204 · lighter, LRV 63.2
- Comfort Gray SW 6205 · darker, LRV 53.8
- Silver Lake SW 9633 · darker, LRV 52.8
- Niebla Azul SW 9137 · darker, LRV 52.9
Colors that go with Watery
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Watery:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Aged White SW 9180
- Glimmer SW 6476
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Fading Rose SW 6296 · complementary (180°)
- Waterscape SW 6470 · analogous (−30°)
- Billowy Breeze SW 9055 · analogous (+30°)
- Enchant SW 6555 · triadic (120°)
- Touch of Sand SW 9085 · triadic (240°)
Watery vs popular colors
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 3.7) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 57.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 4.4) is about as light, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray Cashmere (Benjamin Moore 2138-60, ΔE 7.5) is lighter (LRV 64.5 vs 57.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.