Sherwin Williams Ebbtide SW 6493
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- Ebbtide for exterior (1 photo)
- Sherwin Williams Ebbtide reviews (5 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Ebbtide undertones?
- Is Ebbtide SW 6493 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Ebbtide
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Ebbtide SW 6493
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Ebbtide SW 6493 |
| Code: | SW 6493 |
| Name: | Ebbtide |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well |
What color is Sherwin Williams Ebbtide?
Sherwin Williams Ebbtide SW 6493 is a softened blue-green with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading overly bright. Its mid-light depth gives walls clear color presence while maintaining an airy, open feel, especially in bathrooms, bedrooms, and sunlit living spaces. In cool daylight, Ebbtide can lean more blue, while warmer bulbs tend to bring out its gentle teal side. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, weathered wood, or brushed nickel for a clean, coastal-leaning palette. It also has enough color to make an appealing choice for a painted vanity, built-in shelving, or a front door.
Ebbtide for exterior
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 Ebbtide 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 Ebbtide undertones?
Ebbtide 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:
RGB code:
132, 180, 190
Is Sherwin Williams Ebbtide cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 190° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
SW 6493 Ebbtide HSL code: 190, 31%, 63%
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 Ebbtide
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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Ebbtide:
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
Darker shades
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 Ebbtide with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 10, such as Sherwin Williams Mauve Tinge and Studio Mauve.
LRV of Ebbtide
Ebbtide has an LRV of 41.21% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident 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 41.21%, 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 | #84b4be |
| RGB Decimal | 132, 180, 190 |
| RGB Percent | 51.76%, 70.59%, 74.51% |
| HSV | Hue: 190° Saturation: 30.53% Value: 74.51% |
| HSL | hsl(190, 31, 63) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 30.53 Magenta: 5.26 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 25.49 |
| YIQ | Y: 166.788 I: -31.817 Q: -7.042 |
| XYZ | X: 35.128 Y: 41.264 Z: 54.815 |
| CIE Lab | L:70.36 a:-13.426 b:-10.205 |
| CIE Luv | L:70.36 u:-23.945 v:-13.379 |
| Decimal | 8697022 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.237, -14.803, -5.628 |
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