Sherwin Williams Sleepy Blue SW 6225

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Sherwin Williams Sleepy Blue for bathroom (2 photos)
Sherwin Williams SW 6225 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)
Sherwin Williams Sleepy Blue reviews (11 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Sleepy Blue undertones?
Is Sleepy Blue SW 6225 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Sleepy Blue
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Sleepy Blue SW 6225
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Sleepy Blue SW 6225
Code:	SW 6225
Name:	Sleepy Blue
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Living Well, 2020 Alive

What color is Sherwin Williams Sleepy Blue?

Sherwin Williams Sleepy Blue SW 6225 is a light, muted blue-gray with a distinctly cool cast and low-saturation appearance. Its soft gray influence keeps the blue from feeling bright or sugary, giving walls a quiet, airy look. In daylight, this shade can read as a clean pale blue, while lower or warmer lighting may bring its gray side forward. Sleepy Blue suits bedrooms, bathrooms, laundry rooms, and ceilings where a gentle wash of color is wanted without strong contrast. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, weathered wood, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents for a calm, grounded palette.

Sherwin Williams SW 6225 for bathroom (2 photos)

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Sherwin Williams SW 6225 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)

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Sherwin Williams Sleepy Blue reviews (11 photos)

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What are Sherwin Williams Sleepy Blue undertones?

Sleepy Blue reads as a light, very muted blue-green with a soft gray cast and low saturation. In the supplied digital sample, the subtle color bias leans teal, meaning it sits between blue and green rather than reading as a clear sky blue. Sherwin-Williams identifies it simply as a blue paint color; the visible green influence is a relative observation from the sample, not an official undertone claim. Warm artificial light may make its gray-blue character appear a little softer or less crisp, while cool daylight can make the blue-green direction easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#BCCBCE

RGB code:

188, 203, 206

Is Sherwin Williams Sleepy Blue cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 190°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

SW 6225 Sleepy Blue HSL code: 190, 16%, 77%

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 Sleepy Blue

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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Sleepy 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 6225
Sleepy Blue

Darker shades

SW 6225
Sleepy 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 Sleepy Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 10, such as Sherwin Williams Mauve Tinge and Studio Mauve.

SW 6225
Sleepy Blue

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LRV of Sleepy Blue

Sleepy Blue has an LRV of 57.75% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 57.75%, 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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Format	Code
HEX	#bccbce
RGB Decimal	188, 203, 206
RGB Percent	73.73%, 79.61%, 80.78%
HSV	Hue: 190° Saturation: 8.74% Value: 80.78%
HSL	hsl(190, 16, 77)
CMYK	Cyan: 8.74 Magenta: 1.46 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 19.22
YIQ	Y: 198.857 I: -9.903 Q: -2.239
XYZ	X: 53.232 Y: 57.859 Z: 66.739
CIE Lab	L:80.66 a:-4.495 b:-3.235
CIE Luv	L:80.66 u:-8.336 v:-4.144
Decimal	12372942
Hunter Lab	76.065, -8.195, 1.225