Sherwin Williams Blustery Sky SW 9140

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Blustery Sky for living room (1 photo)
Sherwin Williams SW 9140 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)
Blustery Sky for exterior (2 photos)
Sherwin Williams Blustery Sky reviews (11 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Blustery Sky undertones?
Is Blustery Sky SW 9140 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Blustery Sky
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Blustery Sky SW 9140
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Blustery Sky SW 9140
Code:	SW 9140
Name:	Blustery Sky
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	2021 Encounter

What color is Sherwin Williams Blustery Sky?

Sherwin Williams Blustery Sky SW 9140 is a muted mid-tone blue-gray with a distinctly cool cast and a lightly weathered appearance. Its softened saturation keeps it from reading as bright blue, making it a grounded option for bedroom, bath, or home office walls. In daylight, Blustery Sky shows its blue character more clearly, while warm indoor lighting can bring forward its gray side. Pair this shade with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal accents for a clean, restrained palette. It also has enough depth for painted cabinetry or an exterior door when a dark navy would feel too heavy.

Blustery Sky for living room

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space

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Sherwin Williams SW 9140 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool blue hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

Sherwin Williams Blustery Sky kitchen cabinets color

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Blustery Sky for exterior (2 photos)

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool blue hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Sherwin Williams Blustery Sky reviews (11 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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Sherwin Williams Blustery Sky wall panelling

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Sherwin Williams Blustery Sky Dining Room

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Sherwin Williams Blustery Sky Accent Wall Panelling

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What are Sherwin Williams Blustery Sky undertones?

Blustery Sky reads as a midtone, very muted blue with a gray cast and low saturation. In the supplied digital sample, the blue direction has a slight green-leaning bias, though it is subtle enough to shift with surrounding colors and lighting. Sherwin-Williams identifies it simply as a blue paint color and does not state a specific undertone on the provided official page. Warm artificial light may soften the blue and make it appear grayer, while cool daylight can make its blue character look clearer.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#6F848C

RGB code:

111, 132, 140

Is Sherwin Williams Blustery Sky cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 197°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

SW 9140 Blustery Sky HSL code: 197, 12%, 49%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Blustery Sky

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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Morning

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Blustery Sky:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

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Darker shades

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Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Blustery Sky with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 17, such as Sherwin Williams Mauve Tinge and Studio Mauve.

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LRV of Blustery Sky

Blustery Sky has an LRV of 21.71% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 21.71%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#6f848c
RGB Decimal	111, 132, 140
RGB Percent	43.53%, 51.76%, 54.90%
HSV	Hue: 197° Saturation: 20.71% Value: 54.9%
HSL	hsl(197, 12, 49)
CMYK	Cyan: 20.71 Magenta: 5.71 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 45.1
YIQ	Y: 126.633 I: -15.085 Q: -1.953
XYZ	X: 19.539 Y: 21.775 Z: 27.977
CIE Lab	L:53.787 a:-5.716 b:-6.826
CIE Luv	L:53.787 u:-11.274 v:-8.868
Decimal	7308428
Hunter Lab	46.664, -6.92, -2.883