Home › Sherwin-Williams › Blue › Solitude
Solitude SW 6535
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Solitude sits at L* 67.9, a* -1.3, b* -10.4. Its hue angle is 263° and its chroma is 10.5, so it leans blue 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 6%.
LRV 37.8: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 37.8, Solitude is lighter than 47% 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 Solitude
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comet | 1628 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| New Hope Gray | 2130-50 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Harlequin Blue | 830 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Solitude
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Valley | 580F-4 | 1.29 | Very close | |
| Cloudberry | 590F-4 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Paris | PPU14-08 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutian | SW 6241 | 2.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Vesper Violet | SW 6542 | 3.78 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cosmos | SW 6528 | 4.14 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Notable Hue | SW 6521 | 4.55 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Daphne | SW 9151 | 4.72 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Favorite Jeans | SW 9147 | 5.21 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Respite SW 6514 · lighter, LRV 43.1
- Dockside Blue SW 7601 · lighter, LRV 43.1
- Faded Flaxflower SW 9146 · lighter, LRV 43.6
- Vesper Violet SW 6542 · darker, LRV 35.2
- Powder Blue SW 2863 · darker, LRV 34.8
- Favorite Jeans SW 9147 · darker, LRV 34.6
Colors that go with Solitude
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Solitude:
- Dover White SW 6385
- Ivoire SW 6127
- Rarified Air SW 6525
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Perfect Khaki SW 9612 · complementary (180°)
- Powder Blue SW 2863 · analogous (−30°)
- Ash Violet SW 6549 · analogous (+30°)
- Dressy Rose SW 6024 · triadic (120°)
- Marine SW 9659 · triadic (240°)
Solitude vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 11.6) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 37.8), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 11.8) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 37.8), more yellow/warm, more muted.
- French Lilac (Benjamin Moore 1403, ΔE 12.6) is lighter (LRV 56.1 vs 37.8), more red/pink.