Sherwin Williams Cascades SW 7623

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Cascades for bedroom (19 photos)
Cascades for living room (8 photos)
Sherwin Williams Cascades for bathroom (5 photos)
Sherwin Williams SW 7623 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Cascades for exterior (2 photos)
Sherwin Williams Cascades reviews (16 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Cascades undertones?
Is Cascades SW 7623 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cascades
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Cascades SW 7623
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Cascades SW 7623
Code:	SW 7623
Name:	Cascades
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	2022 Ephemera, Timeless Color Wall, Enthusiast, 2017 Noir

What color is Sherwin Williams Cascades?

Sherwin Williams Cascades SW 7623 is a deep blue-green with a smoky, near-charcoal cast that keeps it grounded rather than bright. Its equal blue and green character reads cool and muted, especially in north-facing rooms or low light, where it can appear almost blackened teal. In brighter daylight, the green-blue undertone becomes more noticeable without losing its substantial depth. Use it on kitchen cabinetry, a dining room accent wall, or exterior trim when you want a dark color with more color presence than plain charcoal. Crisp white, soft putty, warm oak, aged brass, and pale stone provide clear contrast against this shade.

Cascades for bedroom (19 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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Cascades for living room (8 photos)

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 7623 for bathroom (5 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark blue real bathrooms.

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Sherwin Williams Cascades cozy bathroom color review

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Sherwin Williams SW 7623 on kitchen cabinets (4 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 Cascades Kitchen Cabinets

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Cascades 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 Cascades reviews (16 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 Cascades undertones?

Cascades is a deep, very muted green that visually sits close to teal, with a subtle blue-leaning bias rather than a bright or yellow-green cast. Sherwin-Williams classifies it as a green, which fits its visible main color family, while the supplied digital sample suggests the blue influence is present but restrained. Its low saturation gives it a dark, softened character that can read nearly charcoal-green in lower light. Warm artificial light may bring forward a slightly warmer, greener impression, while cool daylight can make its blue-teal side more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#273E3E

RGB code:

39, 62, 62

Is Sherwin Williams Cascades cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 180°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

SW 7623 Cascades HSL code: 180, 23%, 20%

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 Cascades

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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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Cascades:

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 7623
Cascades

SW 9675
Westhaven

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 Cascades with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 0, such as Sherwin Williams Mauve Tinge and Studio Mauve.

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LRV of Cascades

Cascades has an LRV of 4.24% 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 4.24%, 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	#273e3e
RGB Decimal	39, 62, 62
RGB Percent	15.29%, 24.31%, 24.31%
HSV	Hue: 180° Saturation: 37.1% Value: 24.31%
HSL	hsl(180, 23, 20)
CMYK	Cyan: 37.1 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 75.69
YIQ	Y: 55.123 I: -13.706 Q: -4.865
XYZ	X: 3.428 Y: 4.224 Z: 5.191
CIE Lab	L:24.399 a:-8.929 b:-2.866
CIE Luv	L:24.399 u:-9.939 v:-2.142
Decimal	2571838
Hunter Lab	20.553, -6.191, -0.587