Sherwin Williams Bracing Blue SW 6242

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Bracing Blue for bedroom (6 photos)
Sherwin Williams SW 6242 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
Bracing Blue for exterior (3 photos)
Sherwin Williams Bracing Blue reviews (9 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Bracing Blue undertones?
Is Bracing Blue SW 6242 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Bracing Blue
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Bracing Blue SW 6242
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Bracing Blue SW 6242
Code:	SW 6242
Name:	Bracing Blue
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Purely Refined

What color is Sherwin Williams Bracing Blue?

Sherwin Williams Bracing Blue SW 6242 is a muted medium blue with a noticeable gray cast, giving it a grounded, low-saturation appearance. Its cool character reads clean and airy in bright daylight, while lower or warmer lighting can bring out its softened slate-blue side. This shade has enough depth for full-room walls in a bedroom, bath, or home office without feeling overly dark. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, weathered wood, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents for a restrained, architectural look. Bracing Blue also suits kitchen cabinetry or a front door when you want color that feels more measured than a vivid navy.

Bracing Blue for bedroom (6 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing blue shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Sherwin Williams SW 6242 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)

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

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Sherwin Williams Bracing Blue kitchen cabinets paint review

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Bracing Blue for exterior (3 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 Bracing Blue reviews (9 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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What are Sherwin Williams Bracing Blue undertones?

Bracing Blue is a midtone, muted blue-gray. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#768B9A

RGB code:

118, 139, 154

Is Sherwin Williams Bracing Blue cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 205°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

SW 6242 Bracing Blue HSL code: 205, 15%, 53%

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 Bracing Blue

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

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Bracing Blue:

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

SW 6242
Bracing Blue

Darker shades

SW 6242
Bracing Blue

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 Bracing Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 25, such as Sherwin Williams Truly Taupe and Heavenly White.

SW 6242
Bracing Blue

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LRV of Bracing Blue

Bracing Blue has an LRV of 24.61% 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 24.61%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#768b9a
RGB Decimal	118, 139, 154
RGB Percent	46.27%, 54.51%, 60.39%
HSV	Hue: 205° Saturation: 23.38% Value: 60.39%
HSL	hsl(205, 15, 53)
CMYK	Cyan: 23.38 Magenta: 9.74 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 39.61
YIQ	Y: 134.431 I: -17.334 Q: 0.226
XYZ	X: 22.535 Y: 24.649 Z: 34.134
CIE Lab	L:56.732 a:-4.038 b:-10.464
CIE Luv	L:56.732 u:-11.521 v:-14.657
Decimal	7768986
Hunter Lab	49.648, -5.865, -6.009