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Refresh SW 6751
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Refresh sits at L* 81.2, a* -19.0, b* 0.6. Its hue angle is 178° and its chroma is 19.0, so it reads as an outright blue-green rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 21%.
LRV 58.7: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 58.7, Refresh is lighter than 71% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Refresh
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Mist Green | 2041-50 | 1.69 | Very close | |
| Fun 'n Games | 647 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Copper Patina | 619 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Refresh
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Pond | P440-3 | 1.90 | Very close | |
| Thermal Aqua | HDC-SM14-6 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jamaica Bay | 500D-4 | 3.03 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqueduct | SW 6758 | 0.83 | Practically identical | |
| Blue Sky | SW 0063 | 3.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Holiday Turquoise | SW 0075 | 4.36 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Little Blue Box | SW 9044 | 4.42 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Aquastone | SW 9043 | 4.59 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Aquatint | SW 6936 | 4.92 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Spa SW 6765 · lighter, LRV 64.5
- Pool Blue SW 6944 · lighter, LRV 70.3
- Waterfall SW 6750 · lighter, LRV 70.9
- Aloe SW 6464 · darker, LRV 54.8
- Retro Mint SW 9036 · darker, LRV 54.2
- Raindrop SW 6485 · darker, LRV 51.8
Colors that go with Refresh
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Refresh:
- Nebulous White SW 7063
- Software SW 7074
- Embellished Blue SW 6749
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Azalea Flower SW 6576 · complementary (180°)
- Reclining Green SW 6744 · analogous (−30°)
- Gentle Aquamarine SW 9046 · analogous (+30°)
- Wisteria SW 6822 · triadic (120°)
- Warming Peach SW 6338 · triadic (240°)
Refresh vs popular colors
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 9.7) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 58.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 12.3) is darker (LRV 56.4 vs 58.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray Cashmere (Benjamin Moore 2138-60, ΔE 13.6) is lighter (LRV 64.5 vs 58.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.