Sherwin Williams North Star SW 6246
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- North Star for bedroom (3 photos)
- North Star for living room (4 photos)
- Sherwin Williams North Star for bathroom (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams North Star reviews (5 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams North Star undertones?
- Is North Star SW 6246 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on North Star
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of North Star SW 6246
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | North Star SW 6246 |
| Code: | SW 6246 |
| Name: | North Star |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well - Focus |
What color is Sherwin Williams North Star?
Sherwin Williams North Star SW 6246 is a light, muted blue-gray that reads like a cloudy sky with a noticeable cool cast. Its soft gray base keeps the blue from feeling sugary or overly bright, making it a good fit for bedrooms, bathrooms, laundry rooms, or a light-filled home office. In north-facing spaces, North Star can look distinctly cooler and bluer, while warm lamps and late-afternoon sun bring out more of its gray side. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, linen textiles, and brushed brass to keep the room from feeling too icy. It also makes a clean main wall color alongside charcoal, navy, or deep green accents.
North Star for bedroom (3 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 light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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North Star for living room (4 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 6246 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 North Star reviews (5 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 North Star undertones?
North Star reads as a light, low-saturation blue-gray with an almost neutral overall appearance. In the supplied digital sample, the color leans only very slightly toward teal, but that bias is subtle enough that a definite undertone is hard to call from the HEX value alone. Sherwin-Williams classifies North Star as a blue, which fits its visible blue-gray main family rather than suggesting a strongly colored blue. Warm artificial lighting may make its gray character feel a little softer, while cool daylight can make the blue cast easier to notice.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
202, 208, 210
Is Sherwin Williams North Star cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 195°, this Blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
SW 6246 North Star HSL code: 195, 8%, 81%
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 North Star
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams North Star:
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 6246
North Star
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 North Star with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 15, such as Sherwin Williams Mauve Tinge and Studio Mauve.
LRV of North Star
North Star has an LRV of 64% 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 64%, 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 | #cad0d2 |
| RGB Decimal | 202, 208, 210 |
| RGB Percent | 79.22%, 81.57%, 82.35% |
| HSV | Hue: 195° Saturation: 3.81% Value: 82.35% |
| HSL | hsl(195, 8, 81) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 3.81 Magenta: 0.95 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 17.65 |
| YIQ | Y: 206.434 I: -4.218 Q: -0.647 |
| XYZ | X: 58.543 Y: 62.321 Z: 69.9 |
| CIE Lab | L:83.084 a:-1.669 b:-1.698 |
| CIE Luv | L:83.084 u:-3.449 v:-2.286 |
| Decimal | 13291730 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.944, -5.78, 2.763 |
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