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Down Pour SW 6516
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Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Down Pour sits at L* 45.5, a* -8.1, b* -19.1. Its hue angle is 247° and its chroma is 20.7, so it reads as an outright blue rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 7%.
LRV 15.0: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 15.0, Down Pour is lighter than 19% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Down Pour
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Monica Blue | 776 | 1.79 | Very close | |
| Bedford Blue | 1679 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Georgian Bay | CC-782 | 3.40 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Down Pour
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sojourn Blue | M500-5 | 1.10 | Very close | |
| Living Stream | M490-6 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Soul Search | T18-14 | 1.81 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santorini Blue | SW 7607 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Inky Blue | SW 9149 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Turkish Tile | SW 7610 | 3.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Denim | SW 6523 | 4.86 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Danube | SW 6803 | 5.08 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Revel Blue | SW 6530 | 5.34 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- St. Bart's SW 7614 · lighter, LRV 18.4
- Searching Blue SW 6536 · lighter, LRV 20.6
- Secure Blue SW 6508 · lighter, LRV 22.4
- Luxe Blue SW 6537 · darker, LRV 12.7
- Azure Tide SW 9684 · darker, LRV 12.3
- Bunglehouse Blue SW 0048 · darker, LRV 11.3
Colors that go with Down Pour
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Down Pour:
- Aged White SW 9180
- Salty Dog SW 9177
- Snowdrop SW 6511
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Baked Cookie SW 9098 · complementary (180°)
- Great Falls SW 6495 · analogous (−30°)
- Luxe Blue SW 6537 · analogous (+30°)
- Berry Bush SW 6292 · triadic (120°)
- Greenfield SW 6439 · triadic (240°)
Down Pour vs popular colors
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 9.4) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 15.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 14.0) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 15.0), more yellow/warm, more muted.
- Gentleman's Gray (Benjamin Moore 2062-20, ΔE 15.2) is darker (LRV 7.3 vs 15.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.