Sherwin Williams Breezy SW 7616

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Breezy for bedroom (1 photo)
Sherwin Williams Breezy for bathroom (5 photos)
Sherwin Williams SW 7616 on kitchen cabinets (7 photos)
Breezy for exterior (2 photos)
Sherwin Williams Breezy reviews (6 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Breezy undertones?
Is Breezy SW 7616 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Breezy
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Breezy SW 7616
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Breezy SW 7616
Code:	SW 7616
Name:	Breezy
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Timeless Color Wall, Living Well - Inspire, Creative

What color is Sherwin Williams Breezy?

Sherwin Williams Breezy SW 7616 is a muted blue-gray with a soft, lightly weathered appearance. Its cool cast is noticeable, but the gray content keeps it from reading overly blue or crisp. In bright daylight, Breezy can look airier and a little bluer; under warmer artificial lighting, its gray-green edge may become more apparent. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, laundry rooms, or kitchen cabinetry where a calm, low-saturation color is wanted. Pair it with clean white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, charcoal accents, or warm beige stone to give the cool tone some contrast.

Breezy for bedroom

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

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Sherwin Williams SW 7616 for bathroom (5 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool mid-tone grey real bathrooms.

Sherwin Williams Breezy bathroom paint review

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Sherwin Williams SW 7616 on kitchen cabinets (7 photos)

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

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Sherwin Williams Breezy Kitchen Cabinets

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Breezy 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 grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Sherwin Williams Breezy reviews (6 photos)

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

Sherwin Williams Breezy painted cabinets color review

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Sherwin Williams Breezy painted cabinets color

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Sherwin Williams Breezy painted cabinets

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What are Sherwin Williams Breezy undertones?

Breezy reads as a mid-light, very muted blue with a soft teal direction rather than a strong or vivid blue. In the supplied digital sample, the color leans slightly green and blue, so its undertone is subtle and best understood as a gentle green-blue bias within the overall blue family. Sherwin-Williams identifies Breezy as a blue paint color, which fits its visible main color family without making the greenish cast a fixed manufacturer claim. Warm artificial light may make it look a little grayer or softer, while cool daylight can make its blue-teal character easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#A0AEAF

RGB code:

160, 174, 175

Is Sherwin Williams Breezy cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 184°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

SW 7616 Breezy HSL code: 184, 9%, 66%

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 Breezy

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Breezy:

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 7616
Breezy

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 Breezy with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 4, such as Sherwin Williams Mauve Tinge and Studio Mauve.

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Breezy

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LRV of Breezy

Breezy has an LRV of 41.05% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident 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 41.05%, 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	#a0aeaf
RGB Decimal	160, 174, 175
RGB Percent	62.75%, 68.24%, 68.63%
HSV	Hue: 184° Saturation: 8.57% Value: 68.63%
HSL	hsl(184, 9, 66)
CMYK	Cyan: 8.57 Magenta: 0.57 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 31.37
YIQ	Y: 169.928 I: -8.664 Q: -2.65
XYZ	X: 37.369 Y: 40.84 Z: 46.46
CIE Lab	L:70.064 a:-4.673 b:-2.183
CIE Luv	L:70.064 u:-7.72 v:-2.446
Decimal	10530479
Hunter Lab	63.906, -7.46, 1.631