Sherwin Williams Searching Blue SW 6536
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- Sherwin Williams Searching Blue for bathroom (1 photo)
- Sherwin Williams Searching Blue reviews (3 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Searching Blue undertones?
- Is Searching Blue SW 6536 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Searching Blue
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Searching Blue SW 6536
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Searching Blue SW 6536 |
| Code: | SW 6536 |
| Name: | Searching Blue |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Memory |
What color is Sherwin Williams Searching Blue?
Sherwin Williams Searching Blue SW 6536 is a muted medium blue with a noticeable gray cast, giving it a softened, lived-in appearance rather than a bright nautical look. Its cool-leaning character can read a little cleaner and bluer in daylight, while lower or warmer lighting tends to bring out its slate-like depth. Searching Blue is well suited to bedrooms, studies, and bathrooms where a measured wall color adds definition without making the room feel overly dark. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, weathered brass, or charcoal accents for contrast. It also has enough depth for a painted cabinet, built-in, or front door when a restrained blue is preferred over a more saturated shade.
Sherwin Williams SW 6536 for bathroom
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Sherwin Williams Searching Blue reviews (3 photos)
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What are Sherwin Williams Searching Blue undertones?
Searching Blue is a midtone, 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:
RGB code:
108, 127, 154
Is Sherwin Williams Searching Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 215°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
SW 6536 Searching Blue HSL code: 215, 19%, 51%
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 Searching 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 Searching Blue:
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 6536
Searching Blue
Darker shades
SW 6536
Searching 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 Searching Blue with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 35, such as Sherwin Williams Truly Taupe and Heavenly White.
LRV of Searching Blue
Searching Blue has an LRV of 20.61% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 20.61%, 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 | #6c7f9a |
| RGB Decimal | 108, 127, 154 |
| RGB Percent | 42.35%, 49.80%, 60.39% |
| HSV | Hue: 215° Saturation: 29.87% Value: 60.39% |
| HSL | hsl(215, 19, 51) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 29.87 Magenta: 17.53 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 39.61 |
| YIQ | Y: 124.397 I: -19.998 Q: 4.383 |
| XYZ | X: 19.604 Y: 20.699 Z: 33.526 |
| CIE Lab | L:52.619 a:-0.349 b:-16.744 |
| CIE Luv | L:52.619 u:-10.779 v:-24.468 |
| Decimal | 7110554 |
| Hunter Lab | 45.496, -2.703, -11.842 |
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