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Cloudless SW 6786
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, Cloudless sits at L* 79.7, a* -17.4, b* -13.0. Its hue angle is 217° and its chroma is 21.7, 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 2%.
LRV 56.2: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 56.2, Cloudless is lighter than 68% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Cloudless
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhythm and Blues | 758 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Delano Waters | 766 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| California Breeze | 757 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Cloudless
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maiden Voyage | 530D-4 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cool Water Lake | P480-3 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Not A Cloud In Sight | MQ4-50 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentle Aquamarine | SW 9046 | 2.80 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| After the Rain | SW 9047 | 3.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Liquid Blue | SW 6779 | 3.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Slick Blue | SW 6949 | 3.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rapture Blue | SW 6773 | 4.28 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bluebell | SW 6793 | 4.34 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Liquid Blue SW 6779 · lighter, LRV 60.2
- Bluebell SW 6793 · lighter, LRV 60.9
- Something Blue SW 6800 · lighter, LRV 63.0
- Slick Blue SW 6949 · darker, LRV 51.9
- Agua Fría SW 9053 · darker, LRV 51.6
- Sky Fall SW 9049 · darker, LRV 50.8
Colors that go with Cloudless
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Cloudless:
- Extra White SW 7006
- Capri SW 6788
- Bravo Blue SW 6784
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Inner Child SW 6877 · complementary (180°)
- Aqueduct SW 6758 · analogous (−30°)
- Porch Ceiling SW 9063 · analogous (+30°)
- Child's Play SW 6845 · triadic (120°)
- Lemongrass SW 7732 · triadic (240°)
Cloudless vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 12.0) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 13.3) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 56.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray Cashmere (Benjamin Moore 2138-60, ΔE 16.6) is lighter (LRV 64.5 vs 56.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.