Sherwin Williams Soar SW 6799
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| Official page: | Soar SW 6799 |
| Code: | SW 6799 |
| Name: | Soar |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well |
What color is Sherwin Williams Soar?
Sherwin Williams Soar SW 6799 is a light, cool blue with a soft blue-green cast that keeps it from reading icy. Its high lightness gives walls an open, airy look, while the gentle saturation prevents the color from feeling too sweet or pastel. In bright daylight, Soar can appear clearer and a touch more aqua; under warmer bulbs, it settles into a softer pale blue. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, laundry rooms, and sunlit living spaces where a clean wash of color is wanted without darkening the room. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, gray stone, or deeper navy accents for contrast.
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What are Sherwin Williams Soar undertones?
Soar is a light, muted pale blue-green. The HEX sample leans teal; 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:
195, 223, 232
Is Sherwin Williams Soar cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 195° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
SW 6799 Soar HSL code: 195, 45%, 84%
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 Soar
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 Soar:
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 6799
Soar
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 Soar 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 Soar
Soar has an LRV of 70.31% 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 70.31%, 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 | #c3dfe8 |
| RGB Decimal | 195, 223, 232 |
| RGB Percent | 76.47%, 87.45%, 90.98% |
| HSV | Hue: 195° Saturation: 15.95% Value: 90.98% |
| HSL | hsl(195, 45, 84) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 15.95 Magenta: 3.88 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 9.02 |
| YIQ | Y: 215.654 I: -19.577 Q: -3.122 |
| XYZ | X: 63.454 Y: 70.202 Z: 86.529 |
| CIE Lab | L:87.096 a:-7.383 b:-7.501 |
| CIE Luv | L:87.096 u:-15.161 v:-10.405 |
| Decimal | 12836840 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.787, -11.444, -2.58 |
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