Sherwin Williams Danube SW 6803
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- Danube for bedroom (1 photo)
- Danube for living room (1 photo)
- Sherwin Williams SW 6803 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)
- Danube for exterior (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Danube reviews (5 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Danube undertones?
- Is Danube SW 6803 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Danube
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Danube SW 6803
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Danube SW 6803 |
| Code: | SW 6803 |
| Name: | Danube |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams Danube?
Sherwin Williams Danube SW 6803 is a clear medium blue with a noticeable blue-green cast that keeps it from reading overly navy or icy. Its depth gives walls definition, while the fairly strong saturation makes it especially effective in a powder room, home office, or on built-in shelving. In bright daylight, Danube can appear cleaner and slightly more turquoise; under warmer evening lighting, it settles into a richer blue. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, woven natural fibers, or warm brass for contrast. It also has enough presence for a front door, shutters, or a single accent wall when a room needs a more deliberate hit of color.
Danube for bedroom
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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Danube 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 6803 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.
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Danube 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 Danube reviews (5 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 Danube undertones?
Danube is a midtone, soft slate blue. 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:
RGB code:
35, 119, 162
Is Sherwin Williams Danube cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 200° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.
SW 6803 Danube HSL code: 200, 64%, 39%
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 Danube
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Danube:
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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Danube
Darker shades
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Danube
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 Danube with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 20, such as Sherwin Williams Canyon Clay and Fairfax Brown.
LRV of Danube
Danube has an LRV of 16.01% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?
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 16.01%, 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 | #2377a2 |
| RGB Decimal | 35, 119, 162 |
| RGB Percent | 13.73%, 46.67%, 63.53% |
| HSV | Hue: 200° Saturation: 78.4% Value: 63.53% |
| HSL | hsl(200, 64, 39) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 78.4 Magenta: 26.54 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 36.47 |
| YIQ | Y: 98.786 I: -63.873 Q: -4.387 |
| XYZ | X: 13.808 Y: 16.158 Z: 36.564 |
| CIE Lab | L:47.181 a:-9.483 b:-30.082 |
| CIE Luv | L:47.181 u:-28.75 v:-43.467 |
| Decimal | 2324386 |
| Hunter Lab | 40.197, -9.026, -25.793 |
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