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Liquid Blue SW 6779
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, Liquid Blue sits at L* 82.1, a* -12.7, b* -9.8. Its hue angle is 218° and its chroma is 16.1, 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 4%.
LRV 60.2: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 60.2, Liquid Blue is lighter than 73% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Liquid Blue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo | 744 | 1.53 | Very close | |
| Delano Waters | 766 | 1.57 | Very close | |
| Old Pickup Blue | 2054-60 | 1.81 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Liquid Blue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwinter Mist | M470-3 | 0.97 | Practically identical | |
| Winsome Hue | 530C-3 | 1.23 | Very close | |
| Rapture Blue | 520C-3 | 1.44 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cay | SW 6772 | 1.84 | Very close | |
| Blue Click | SW 6952 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bluebell | SW 6793 | 2.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Quench Blue | SW 6785 | 3.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Minor Blue | SW 6792 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jetstream | SW 6492 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side |
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
- Blue Bauble SW 6948 · lighter, LRV 66.4
- Atmospheric SW 6505 · lighter, LRV 66.9
- Stream SW 6499 · darker, LRV 56.7
- Cloudless SW 6786 · darker, LRV 56.2
- Take Five SW 6513 · darker, LRV 56.2
Colors that go with Liquid Blue
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Liquid Blue:
- Alabaster SW 7008
- Prairie Grass SW 7546
- Sky High SW 6504
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Oleander SW 6603 · complementary (180°)
- Blue Sky SW 0063 · analogous (−30°)
- Bewitching Blue SW 6960 · analogous (+30°)
- Merry Pink SW 6844 · triadic (120°)
- Rice Paddy SW 6414 · triadic (240°)
Liquid Blue vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 9.0) is darker (LRV 56.4 vs 60.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 10.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray Cashmere (Benjamin Moore 2138-60, ΔE 13.4) is lighter (LRV 64.5 vs 60.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.