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Bewitching Blue SW 6960
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Bewitching Blue sits at L* 82.5, a* -3.1, b* -11.8. Its hue angle is 255° and its chroma is 12.2, 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 1%.
LRV 61.4: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 61.4, Bewitching Blue is lighter than 75% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Bewitching 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ice | 821 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jet Stream | 814 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Misty Blue | 820 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Bewitching 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impressionist Sky | 580C-3 | 0.66 | Practically identical | |
| Sky's The Limit | M530-2 | 0.74 | Practically identical | |
| Tender Twilight | 570C-3 | 1.10 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wondrous Blue | SW 6807 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Blissful Blue | SW 6527 | 2.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Honest Blue | SW 6520 | 3.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Icy | SW 6534 | 4.07 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Breathtaking | SW 6814 | 4.08 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rhythmic Blue | SW 6806 | 4.52 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Mild Blue SW 6533 · lighter, LRV 65.4
- Balmy SW 6512 · lighter, LRV 66.2
- Atmospheric SW 6505 · lighter, LRV 66.9
- Upward SW 6239 · darker, LRV 57.4
- Stream SW 6499 · darker, LRV 56.7
- Sleepy Hollow SW 9145 · darker, LRV 56.7
Colors that go with Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Bewitching Blue:
- Keystone Gray SW 7504
- Balanced Beige SW 7037
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Sand Dollar SW 6099 · complementary (180°)
- Stream SW 6499 · analogous (−30°)
- Hyacinth Tint SW 6968 · analogous (+30°)
- Rose Pink SW 9693 · triadic (120°)
- Topiary Tint SW 6449 · triadic (240°)
Bewitching Blue vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 8.0) is darker (LRV 56.4 vs 61.4), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Lavender Mist (Benjamin Moore 2070-60, ΔE 9.0) is lighter (LRV 63.2 vs 61.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Winter Gray (Benjamin Moore 2117-60, ΔE 10.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.