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Bluebird Feather SW 9062
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Bluebird Feather sits at L* 62.3, a* -9.8, b* -16.3. Its hue angle is 239° and its chroma is 19.1, so it reads as an outright blue rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 5%.
LRV 30.9: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 30.9, Bluebird Feather is lighter than 40% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Bluebird Feather
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Blue | HC-152 | 1.59 | Very close | |
| Niagara Falls | 1657 | 1.59 | Very close | |
| I've Got the Blues | 774 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Bluebird Feather
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yacht Blue | S490-4 | 1.36 | Very close | |
| Ocean View | 560D-5 | 1.78 | Very close | |
| Saga Blue | S480-4 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Blue Eyes | SW 9070 | 3.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jacaranda | SW 6802 | 3.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Cruise | SW 7606 | 3.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dyer's Woad | SW 9071 | 4.38 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Leisure Blue | SW 6515 | 5.05 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Adrift | SW 7608 | 5.21 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Baby Blue Eyes SW 9070 · lighter, LRV 33.9
- Favorite Jeans SW 9147 · lighter, LRV 34.6
- Notable Hue SW 6521 · lighter, LRV 36.7
- Lakeshore SW 6494 · darker, LRV 26.8
- Blue Cruise SW 7606 · darker, LRV 25.8
- Mountain Stream SW 7612 · darker, LRV 25.3
Colors that go with Bluebird Feather
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Bluebird Feather:
- Dover White SW 6385
- Ivoire SW 6127
- Sky High SW 6504
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Redend Point SW 9081 · complementary (180°)
- Lakeshore SW 6494 · analogous (−30°)
- Dried Lavender SW 9072 · analogous (+30°)
- Rosé SW 6290 · triadic (120°)
- Rookwood Jade SW 2812 · triadic (240°)
Bluebird Feather vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 10.4) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 30.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 16.8) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 30.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 18.4) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 30.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.