Sherwin Williams Lagoon SW 6480

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Sherwin Williams SW 6480 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
Lagoon for exterior (1 photo)
Sherwin Williams Lagoon reviews (4 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Lagoon undertones?
Is Lagoon SW 6480 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Lagoon
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Lagoon SW 6480
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Lagoon SW 6480
Code:	SW 6480
Name:	Lagoon
Brand:	Sherwin Williams

What color is Sherwin Williams Lagoon?

Sherwin Williams Lagoon SW 6480 is a medium-depth blue-green with a softened, slightly gray cast that keeps it from reading overly bright. It leans cool overall, though its green presence gives the color a grounded, natural quality. In bright daylight, Lagoon can appear clearer and more teal; lower or warmer light tends to bring out its muted, earthy side. It has enough color for a bathroom vanity, kitchen island, or front door, while also holding its own on walls in a powder room or den. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, woven natural fibers, or charcoal accents for contrast.

Sherwin Williams SW 6480 on kitchen cabinets (3 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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Sherwin Williams Lagoon Kitchen Cabinets

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Lagoon 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 Lagoon 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.

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What are Sherwin Williams Lagoon undertones?

Lagoon is a midtone, muted deep 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:

#518682

RGB code:

81, 134, 130

Is Sherwin Williams Lagoon cool or warm?

warm

cool

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

SW 6480 Lagoon HSL code: 175, 25%, 42%

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 Lagoon

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

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Lagoon:

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 Lagoon 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 Lagoon

Lagoon has an LRV of 20.29% 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 20.29%, 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	#518682
RGB Decimal	81, 134, 130
RGB Percent	31.76%, 52.55%, 50.98%
HSV	Hue: 175° Saturation: 39.55% Value: 52.55%
HSL	hsl(175, 25, 42)
CMYK	Cyan: 39.55 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 2.99 Key: 47.45
YIQ	Y: 117.697 I: -30.297 Q: -12.456
XYZ	X: 15.946 Y: 20.41 Z: 24.212
CIE Lab	L:52.298 a:-18.621 b:-3.413
CIE Luv	L:52.298 u:-24.648 v:-2.028
Decimal	5342850
Hunter Lab	45.178, -16.057, -0.151