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Billowy Breeze SW 9055
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Undertone: Noticeable blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Billowy Breeze sits at L* 78.7, a* -6.8, b* -5.7. Its hue angle is 220° and its chroma is 8.9, so it leans blue-green 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 9%.
LRV 54.5: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 54.5, Billowy Breeze is lighter than 66% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Billowy Breeze
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 Stream | 1668 | 0.66 | Practically identical | |
| Blue Porcelain | 1641 | 0.96 | Practically identical | |
| Soft Chinchilla | 2135-50 | 1.15 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Billowy Breeze
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentle Sea | S470-2 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| Floating Blue | HDC-SM14-8 | 1.20 | Very close | |
| Sonata | 530E-3 | 1.59 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stream | SW 6499 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Take Five | SW 6513 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sleepy Hollow | SW 9145 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rain | SW 6219 | 3.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sleepy Blue | SW 6225 | 3.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Honest Blue | SW 6520 | 3.40 | 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.
- Cay SW 6772 · lighter, LRV 58.2
- Wondrous Blue SW 6807 · lighter, LRV 59.2
- Jetstream SW 6492 · lighter, LRV 60.0
- Samovar Silver SW 6233 · darker, LRV 50.6
- Rain SW 6219 · darker, LRV 49.2
- Aquaverde SW 9051 · darker, LRV 48.9
Colors that go with Billowy Breeze
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Billowy Breeze:
- Pearly White SW 7009
- Relaxed Khaki SW 6149
- Mountain Air SW 6224
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Breathless SW 6022 · complementary (180°)
- Watery SW 6478 · analogous (−30°)
- Honest Blue SW 6520 · analogous (+30°)
- Mauve Finery SW 6282 · triadic (120°)
- Simple Stone SW 9521 · triadic (240°)
Billowy Breeze vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 3.7) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 54.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 7.2) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 54.5), more yellow/warm.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 9.2) is darker (LRV 48.2 vs 54.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.