Sherwin Williams Drizzle SW 6479

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Drizzle for bedroom (4 photos)
Drizzle for exterior (4 photos)
Sherwin Williams Drizzle reviews (4 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Drizzle undertones?
Is Drizzle SW 6479 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Drizzle
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Drizzle SW 6479
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Drizzle SW 6479
Code:	SW 6479
Name:	Drizzle
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Precious Baby, Retro Revival

What color is Sherwin Williams Drizzle?

Sherwin Williams Drizzle SW 6479 is a muted blue-green with a noticeable gray cast, giving it a softened, mid-tone appearance. It reads cooler in bright daylight, where its blue and teal notes become clearer, while warmer bulbs can bring out its subdued gray-green side. Drizzle suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and laundry rooms where a colored wall is wanted without a sharp or overly saturated finish. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, weathered wood, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents for contrast. It can also give kitchen cabinetry or a covered exterior door a calm, grounded dose of color.

Drizzle for bedroom (4 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 mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

@juneberrylane

@juneberrylane

@mypalhallie

Drizzle for exterior (4 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.

@a_lovely_living

@roxygrlsurfin

@mybellastoria

@curldup

Sherwin Williams Drizzle reviews (4 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.

Sherwin Williams Drizzle Painted Furniture

@in_its_time

@cottage_at_dunns_crossing

Sherwin Williams Drizzle Painted Storage

@torirubinsoninteriors

@sarahthepainterllc

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What are Sherwin Williams Drizzle undertones?

Drizzle is a mid-light, muted 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:

#8CAEAB

RGB code:

140, 174, 171

Is Sherwin Williams Drizzle cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 175°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

SW 6479 Drizzle HSL code: 175, 17%, 62%

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 Drizzle

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

Sunrise

Morning

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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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Drizzle:

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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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 Drizzle with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 355, such as Sherwin Williams Chaise Mauve and Raisin.

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LRV of Drizzle

Drizzle has an LRV of 38.91% 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 38.91%, 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	#8caeab
RGB Decimal	140, 174, 171
RGB Percent	54.90%, 68.24%, 67.06%
HSV	Hue: 175° Saturation: 19.54% Value: 68.24%
HSL	hsl(175, 17, 62)
CMYK	Cyan: 19.54 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.72 Key: 31.76
YIQ	Y: 163.492 I: -19.297 Q: -8.126
XYZ	X: 33.299 Y: 38.787 Z: 44.249
CIE Lab	L:68.596 a:-12.159 b:-2.286
CIE Luv	L:68.596 u:-17.596 v:-1.388
Decimal	9219755
Hunter Lab	62.279, -13.548, 1.47