Sherwin Williams Cape Verde SW 6482

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Cape Verde for bedroom (2 photos)
Sherwin Williams Cape Verde reviews (6 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Cape Verde undertones?
Is Cape Verde SW 6482 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cape Verde
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Cape Verde SW 6482
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Cape Verde SW 6482
Code:	SW 6482
Name:	Cape Verde
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	2021 Tapestry, 2015 Buoyant

What color is Sherwin Williams Cape Verde?

Sherwin Williams Cape Verde SW 6482 is a deep blue-green with a cool, oceanic cast and substantial saturation. Its dark value gives it weight on a wall, while the green keeps it from reading as a standard navy. In bright daylight, Cape Verde can show clearer teal character; lower or warmer light tends to make it appear darker and more dramatic. It has enough presence for a dining room, powder room, library, or a run of painted kitchen cabinetry. Pair it with creamy off-whites, pale wood, aged brass, black hardware, or natural stone with warm beige veining to give the color contrast and texture.

Cape Verde for bedroom (2 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 Cape Verde reviews (6 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 Cape Verde undertones?

Cape Verde is a deep, soft deep teal. The HEX sample leans teal; 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:

#01554F

RGB code:

1, 85, 79

Is Sherwin Williams Cape Verde cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 176° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.

SW 6482 Cape Verde HSL code: 176, 98%, 17%

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 Cape Verde

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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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 Cape Verde:

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 6482
Cape Verde

Darker shades

SW 6482
Cape Verde

SW 0064
Blue Peacock

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 Cape Verde with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 356, such as Sherwin Williams Azalea Flower and Jaipur Pink.

SW 6482
Cape Verde

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LRV of Cape Verde

Cape Verde has an LRV of 6.8% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 6.8%, 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	#01554f
RGB Decimal	1, 85, 79
RGB Percent	0.39%, 33.33%, 30.98%
HSV	Hue: 176° Saturation: 98.82% Value: 33.33%
HSL	hsl(176, 98, 17)
CMYK	Cyan: 98.82 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 7.06 Key: 66.67
YIQ	Y: 59.2 I: -48.128 Q: -19.636
XYZ	X: 4.672 Y: 7.067 Z: 8.513
CIE Lab	L:31.96 a:-23.572 b:-2.831
CIE Luv	L:31.96 u:-25.205 v:-0.582
Decimal	87375
Hunter Lab	26.585, -15.156, -0.377