Sherwin Williams Hinting Blue SW 6519
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- Sherwin Williams Hinting Blue for bathroom (5 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Hinting Blue reviews (6 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Hinting Blue undertones?
- Is Hinting Blue SW 6519 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Hinting Blue
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Hinting Blue SW 6519
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Hinting Blue SW 6519 |
| Code: | SW 6519 |
| Name: | Hinting Blue |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well |
What color is Sherwin Williams Hinting Blue?
Sherwin Williams Hinting Blue SW 6519 is a light, muted blue-gray with a cool cast and soft, misty appearance. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly sweet or pastel, making it a useful wall color for bedrooms, bathrooms, and airy living spaces. In bright daylight, Hinting Blue shows its clean blue side, while warmer artificial light can bring out more of its gray softness. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal accents for a restrained, layered look. This shade is especially well suited to broad wall applications, where its subtle color shift can add interest without taking over the room.
Sherwin Williams SW 6519 for bathroom (5 photos)
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Sherwin Williams Hinting Blue reviews (6 photos)
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What are Sherwin Williams Hinting Blue undertones?
Hinting Blue is a light, very muted pale blue-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
206, 217, 221
Is Sherwin Williams Hinting Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 196°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
SW 6519 Hinting Blue HSL code: 196, 18%, 84%
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 Hinting Blue
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 Hinting Blue:
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 6519
Hinting Blue
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 Hinting Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 16, such as Sherwin Williams Mauve Tinge and Studio Mauve.
LRV of Hinting Blue
Hinting Blue has an LRV of 67.74% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 67.74%, 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 | #ced9dd |
| RGB Decimal | 206, 217, 221 |
| RGB Percent | 80.78%, 85.10%, 86.67% |
| HSV | Hue: 196° Saturation: 6.79% Value: 86.67% |
| HSL | hsl(196, 18, 84) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 6.79 Magenta: 1.81 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 13.33 |
| YIQ | Y: 214.167 I: -7.84 Q: -1.082 |
| XYZ | X: 63.314 Y: 67.967 Z: 78.17 |
| CIE Lab | L:85.99 a:-2.939 b:-3.239 |
| CIE Luv | L:85.99 u:-6.25 v:-4.455 |
| Decimal | 13556189 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.442, -7.19, 1.492 |
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