Sherwin Williams Honorable Blue SW 6811
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- Honorable Blue for living room (1 photo)
- Sherwin Williams Honorable Blue for bathroom (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 6811 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
- Honorable Blue for exterior (5 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Honorable Blue reviews (5 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Honorable Blue undertones?
- Is Honorable Blue SW 6811 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Honorable Blue
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Honorable Blue SW 6811
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Honorable Blue SW 6811 |
| Code: | SW 6811 |
| Name: | Honorable Blue |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams Honorable Blue?
Sherwin Williams Honorable Blue SW 6811 is a deep, clearly saturated blue with a cool, inky presence. Its #164576 color value keeps it firmly in dark-blue territory, reading almost navy in dim rooms while revealing a stronger blue character in bright daylight. Use it for a study, dining room, or powder room when you want the walls to have real visual weight. On cabinetry, this shade pairs especially well with clean white counters, brushed brass hardware, and light oak or walnut accents. For a lighter contrast, bring in soft gray, creamy off-white, or pale blue textiles rather than competing bright colors.
Honorable Blue 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 6811 for bathroom (2 photos)
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Sherwin Williams SW 6811 on kitchen cabinets (5 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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Honorable Blue for exterior (5 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 Honorable Blue 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 Honorable Blue undertones?
Honorable Blue is a deep, soft navy 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:
22, 69, 118
Is Sherwin Williams Honorable Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 211° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.
SW 6811 Honorable Blue HSL code: 211, 69%, 27%
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 Honorable 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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Honorable Blue:
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 Honorable Blue with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 31, such as Sherwin Williams Burnished Brandy and Baked Cookie.
LRV of Honorable Blue
Honorable Blue has an LRV of 5.67% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 5.67%, 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
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #164576 |
| RGB Decimal | 22, 69, 118 |
| RGB Percent | 8.63%, 27.06%, 46.27% |
| HSV | Hue: 211° Saturation: 81.36% Value: 46.27% |
| HSL | hsl(211, 69, 27) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 81.36 Magenta: 41.53 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 53.73 |
| YIQ | Y: 60.533 I: -43.753 Q: 5.307 |
| XYZ | X: 5.728 Y: 5.734 Z: 17.94 |
| CIE Lab | L:28.731 a:3.218 b:-32.52 |
| CIE Luv | L:28.731 u:-15.106 v:-42.502 |
| Decimal | 1459574 |
| Hunter Lab | 23.946, 0.789, -27.656 |
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