Sherwin Williams Marea Baja SW 9185

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Marea Baja for bedroom (6 photos)
Marea Baja for exterior (9 photos)
Sherwin Williams Marea Baja reviews (8 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Marea Baja undertones?
Is Marea Baja SW 9185 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Marea Baja
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Marea Baja SW 9185
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	SW 9185
Name:	Marea Baja
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Timeless Color Wall, 2017 Noir

What color is Sherwin Williams Marea Baja?

Sherwin Williams Marea Baja SW 9185 is a deep, muted blue with a noticeable blue-green cast and a softly grayed finish. Its low-light depth makes it read as a dark coastal slate tone, while brighter daylight brings out more of its cool teal influence. Marea Baja has enough saturation for cabinetry, a front door, or a painted accent wall, but it can also create a cocooning effect across all four walls in a study or dining room with good natural light. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, aged brass, and sandy beige textiles to offset its cool, shaded character. Against charcoal or crisp white, this shade takes on a cleaner, more graphic appearance.

Marea Baja for bedroom (6 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 dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Marea Baja for exterior (9 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 Marea Baja reviews (8 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 Marea Baja undertones?

Marea Baja is a deep, muted slate 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:

#2E5464

RGB code:

46, 84, 100

Is Sherwin Williams Marea Baja cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 198° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.

SW 9185 Marea Baja HSL code: 198, 37%, 29%

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 Marea Baja

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

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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 Marea Baja:

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 9185
Marea Baja

Darker shades

SW 9185
Marea Baja

SW 6230
Rainstorm

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 Marea Baja with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 18, such as Sherwin Williams Mauve Tinge and Studio Mauve.

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LRV of Marea Baja

Marea Baja has an LRV of 7.78% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 7.78%, 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	#2e5464
RGB Decimal	46, 84, 100
RGB Percent	18.04%, 32.94%, 39.22%
HSV	Hue: 198° Saturation: 54.0% Value: 39.22%
HSL	hsl(198, 37, 29)
CMYK	Cyan: 54.0 Magenta: 16.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 60.78
YIQ	Y: 74.462 I: -27.786 Q: -3.059
XYZ	X: 6.596 Y: 7.841 Z: 13.219
CIE Lab	L:33.65 a:-8.533 b:-13.429
CIE Luv	L:33.65 u:-16.109 v:-16.488
Decimal	3036260
Hunter Lab	28.002, -6.955, -8.388