Sherwin Williams Riverway SW 6222

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Riverway for bedroom (5 photos)
Riverway for living room (6 photos)
Sherwin Williams Riverway for bathroom (5 photos)
Sherwin Williams SW 6222 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
Riverway for exterior (4 photos)
Sherwin Williams Riverway reviews (8 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Riverway undertones?
Is Riverway SW 6222 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Riverway
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Riverway SW 6222
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Riverway SW 6222
Code:	SW 6222
Name:	Riverway
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	2015 Voyage

What color is Sherwin Williams Riverway?

Sherwin Williams Riverway SW 6222 is a muted blue-green with a noticeable gray cast, giving it a grounded, mid-to-deep appearance. Its cool character reads more slate-like in dim rooms, while daylight brings out the softened teal notes in the color. Riverway can give a bathroom, study, or bedroom wall more definition without looking overly bright or nautical. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, aged brass, or matte black hardware to sharpen the contrast. It also has enough depth for kitchen cabinetry or a front door, especially when surrounded by lighter neutral siding or walls.

Riverway for bedroom (5 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.

Sherwin Williams Riverway bedroom accent wall

@graniteridgehomes

Sherwin Williams Riverway bedroom picture

@bradwillbuildit

@lakesummerfamily

@graniteridgehomes

@corny7474

Riverway for living room (6 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space

@conniebutlerdesigns

@basicbluehouse

@hstinteriors

@basicbluehouse

@brandi.woods

@k.8.design

Sherwin Williams SW 6222 for bathroom (5 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark blue real bathrooms.

Sherwin Williams Riverway bathroom inspiration

@whatthehexhouse

@richwood_made

@mamamccomb18

@scastrodesign

@triciap.13

Sherwin Williams SW 6222 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.

@hellocolorshop

@thirty.six.lyons

Riverway for exterior (4 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.

Sherwin Williams Riverway house exterior photo

@charlottehouse.05

Sherwin Williams Riverway exterior color review

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@dlacey.e

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Sherwin Williams Riverway 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.

Sherwin Williams Riverway wall panelling

@hautehouselex

@perennialdesign.studio

@100_yr_old_craftsmanfarmhouse

@deboeverinteriors

@carlisledesigninteriors

@basicbluehouse

@bradwillbuildit

@pillar_and_peacock

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What are Sherwin Williams Riverway undertones?

Riverway reads as a midtone, heavily muted blue-green with a gray cast and low saturation. The supplied digital color leans slightly teal, so its blue character is softened by a subtle green bias rather than reading as a clear, bright blue. Sherwin-Williams classifies Riverway as a blue paint color, which fits its visible overall color family even though the sample also shows a restrained blue-green direction. Warm artificial light may make its gray-green side more noticeable, while cool daylight can make the blue-teal character appear a little clearer.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#5D7274

RGB code:

93, 114, 116

Is Sherwin Williams Riverway cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 185°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

SW 6222 Riverway HSL code: 185, 11%, 41%

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 Riverway

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:

2000K

3000K

4000K

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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Riverway:

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 6222
Riverway

Darker shades

SW 6222
Riverway

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 Riverway with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 5, such as Sherwin Williams Mauve Tinge and Studio Mauve.

SW 6222
Riverway

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LRV of Riverway

Riverway has an LRV of 15.62% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 15.62%, 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	#5d7274
RGB Decimal	93, 114, 116
RGB Percent	36.47%, 44.71%, 45.49%
HSV	Hue: 185° Saturation: 19.83% Value: 45.49%
HSL	hsl(185, 11, 41)
CMYK	Cyan: 19.83 Magenta: 1.72 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 54.51
YIQ	Y: 107.949 I: -13.157 Q: -3.82
XYZ	X: 13.683 Y: 15.622 Z: 18.813
CIE Lab	L:46.475 a:-7.24 b:-3.678
CIE Luv	L:46.475 u:-10.919 v:-3.943
Decimal	6124148
Hunter Lab	39.525, -7.376, -0.553