Sherwin Williams Surfer SW 6946
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| Official page: | Surfer SW 6946 |
| Code: | SW 6946 |
| Name: | Surfer |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams Surfer?
Sherwin Williams Surfer SW 6946 is a bright, saturated blue-green with a clear turquoise cast. Its #01a4a5 color value gives it a clean, energetic presence that reads cooler than a traditional teal. In strong daylight, Surfer can look especially vivid and aquatic, while lower light brings out its deeper blue-green side. It makes a confident accent on a front door, kitchen island, bathroom vanity, or a single statement wall. Pair it with crisp white trim, charcoal details, pale sand tones, or light natural wood to give the color room to stand out.
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What are Sherwin Williams Surfer undertones?
Surfer is a midtone, soft teal. 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:
1, 164, 165
Is Sherwin Williams Surfer cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 180° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
SW 6946 Surfer HSL code: 180, 99%, 33%
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 Surfer
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 Surfer:
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 6946
Surfer
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 Surfer with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 0, such as Sherwin Williams Raucous Orange and Emberglow.
LRV of Surfer
Surfer has an LRV of 28.76% 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 28.76%, 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 | #01a4a5 |
| RGB Decimal | 1, 164, 165 |
| RGB Percent | 0.39%, 64.31%, 64.71% |
| HSV | Hue: 180° Saturation: 99.39% Value: 64.71% |
| HSL | hsl(180, 99, 33) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 99.39 Magenta: 0.61 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 35.29 |
| YIQ | Y: 115.377 I: -97.453 Q: -34.169 |
| XYZ | X: 20.076 Y: 29.271 Z: 40.179 |
| CIE Lab | L:61.02 a:-34.214 b:-10.659 |
| CIE Luv | L:61.02 u:-47.048 v:-11.008 |
| Decimal | 107685 |
| Hunter Lab | 54.103, -28.445, -6.159 |
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