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Slick Blue SW 6949
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Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Slick Blue sits at L* 77.2, a* -23.6, b* -14.3. Its hue angle is 211° and its chroma is 27.5, 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 3%.
LRV 51.9: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 51.9, Slick Blue is lighter than 64% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Slick 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Boy Blue | 2056-50 | 1.11 | Very close | |
| Fairy Tale Blue | 2055-50 | 1.56 | Very close | |
| Rhythm and Blues | 758 | 2.89 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Slick 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Of Tranquility | P470-3 | 1.94 | Very close | |
| Paradise Sky | P470-4 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cloudless | 510B-4 | 2.60 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapture Blue | SW 6773 | 3.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cloudless | SW 6786 | 3.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Surfin' | SW 9048 | 4.17 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Mariner | SW 6766 | 4.58 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Belize | SW 6945 | 4.76 | Similar, clearly different | |
| After the Rain | SW 9047 | 4.98 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Bora Bora Shore SW 9045 · lighter, LRV 55.9
- Belize SW 6945 · lighter, LRV 55.8
- Cloudless SW 6786 · lighter, LRV 56.2
- Candid Blue SW 6953 · darker, LRV 47.6
- Rapture Blue SW 6773 · darker, LRV 46.8
- Surfin' SW 9048 · darker, LRV 46.2
Colors that go with Slick Blue
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Slick Blue:
- Pennywise SW 6349
- Chrysanthemum SW 6347
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Youthful Coral SW 6604 · complementary (180°)
- Aquastone SW 9043 · analogous (−30°)
- Undercool SW 6957 · analogous (+30°)
- Queenly SW 6977 · triadic (120°)
- Independent Gold SW 6401 · triadic (240°)
Slick Blue vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 15.0) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 51.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 15.9) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 51.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray Cashmere (Benjamin Moore 2138-60, ΔE 19.4) is lighter (LRV 64.5 vs 51.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.