Sherwin Williams Open Air SW 6491
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- Open Air for bedroom (1 photo)
- Open Air for living room (7 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Open Air for bathroom (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 6491 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Open Air reviews (9 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Open Air undertones?
- Is Open Air SW 6491 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Open Air
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Open Air SW 6491
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Open Air SW 6491 |
| Code: | SW 6491 |
| Name: | Open Air |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well |
What color is Sherwin Williams Open Air?
Sherwin Williams Open Air SW 6491 is a light, cool blue with a faint blue-green cast that keeps it from reading overly icy. Its pale value gives walls an airy, washed appearance, while the low saturation makes the color feel gentle rather than bright. In north-facing rooms, Open Air can appear a little crisper and bluer; warmer daylight and incandescent lighting tend to bring out its softer aqua note. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, laundry rooms, and porch ceilings, especially alongside clean white trim, pale oak, weathered wood, or brushed nickel. For contrast, pair this shade with deeper navy, charcoal gray, or muted green accents.
Open Air for bedroom
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 light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Open Air for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams SW 6491 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool light blue real bathrooms.
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Sherwin Williams SW 6491 on kitchen cabinets (4 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 Open Air reviews (9 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 Open Air undertones?
Open Air is a light, very muted pale blue-green. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
199, 223, 224
Is Sherwin Williams Open Air cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 182°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
SW 6491 Open Air HSL code: 182, 29%, 83%
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 Open Air
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 Open Air:
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 6491
Open Air
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 Open Air with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 2, such as Sherwin Williams Mauve Tinge and Studio Mauve.
LRV of Open Air
Open Air has an LRV of 70.12% 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 70.12%, 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 | #c7dfe0 |
| RGB Decimal | 199, 223, 224 |
| RGB Percent | 78.04%, 87.45%, 87.84% |
| HSV | Hue: 182° Saturation: 11.16% Value: 87.84% |
| HSL | hsl(182, 29, 83) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 11.16 Magenta: 0.45 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 12.16 |
| YIQ | Y: 215.938 I: -14.623 Q: -4.766 |
| XYZ | X: 63.391 Y: 70.298 Z: 80.73 |
| CIE Lab | L:87.143 a:-7.73 b:-3.185 |
| CIE Luv | L:87.143 u:-12.917 v:-3.564 |
| Decimal | 13098976 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.844, -11.77, 1.603 |
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