Sherwin Williams Waterloo SW 9141

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Waterloo for bedroom (4 photos)
Waterloo for living room (10 photos)
Sherwin Williams Waterloo for bathroom (5 photos)
Sherwin Williams SW 9141 on kitchen cabinets (6 photos)
Waterloo for exterior (5 photos)
Sherwin Williams Waterloo reviews (15 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Waterloo undertones?
Is Waterloo SW 9141 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Waterloo
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Waterloo SW 9141
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Waterloo SW 9141
Code:	SW 9141
Name:	Waterloo
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Naturalist

What color is Sherwin Williams Waterloo?

Sherwin Williams Waterloo SW 9141 is a muted blue-gray with a noticeable slate cast and medium depth. Its subdued saturation keeps it from reading overly nautical or bright, giving walls a grounded, slightly smoky appearance. In cooler daylight, Waterloo can lean more blue, while warm lamps tend to bring forward its gray-green undertone. It suits studies, bedrooms, powder rooms, and built-in cabinetry, especially alongside warm white trim, pale oak, aged brass, and charcoal accents. For a stronger contrast, pair this color with creamy plaster tones or soft terracotta textiles rather than crisp, icy whites.

Waterloo for bedroom (4 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 dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

@westhollar

@shane.l.jones

@allthethingsadams

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Waterloo for living room (10 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space

Sherwin Williams Waterloo living room color review

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Sherwin Williams Waterloo living room interior

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Sherwin Williams Waterloo living room color

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@roblynarmstrong

Sherwin Williams SW 9141 for bathroom (5 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark blue real bathrooms.

Sherwin Williams Waterloo bathroom wall panelling

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@showandtellmeg

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Sherwin Williams SW 9141 on kitchen cabinets (6 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool blue hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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@macfarland_painting

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Waterloo for exterior (5 photos)

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool blue hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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@rollerworkspainting

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Sherwin Williams Waterloo reviews (15 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.

Sherwin Williams Waterloo hallway review

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Sherwin Williams Waterloo home office review

@westhollar

@acabadosypinturas

@orangeandorange_atl

@renaissance_home_az

@showandtellmeg

@weber.interiors

Sherwin Williams Waterloo Accent Wall Panelling

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@goodnightfarmhouse

@aninspiringhome

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@coastalpeach.interiors

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What are Sherwin Williams Waterloo undertones?

The supplied digital sample reads as a mid-depth, very muted blue with a noticeable gray cast and a subtle green-leaning bias. That green influence is slight and low-confidence, so it is better understood as a relative shift within the blue family than as a distinct, fixed undertone. Sherwin-Williams identifies Waterloo as a blue paint color, which aligns with its clearly blue overall appearance. Warm artificial light may make the gray-green influence seem a little more noticeable, while cool daylight can help the blue read more clearly.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#536872

RGB code:

83, 104, 114

Is Sherwin Williams Waterloo cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 199°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

SW 9141 Waterloo HSL code: 199, 16%, 39%

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 Waterloo

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

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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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Waterloo:

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 9141
Waterloo

Darker shades

SW 9141
Waterloo

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 Waterloo with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 19, such as Sherwin Williams Studio Mauve and Truly Taupe.

SW 9141
Waterloo

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color equivalents

LRV of Waterloo

Waterloo has an LRV of 12.97% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 12.97%, 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	#536872
RGB Decimal	83, 104, 114
RGB Percent	32.55%, 40.78%, 44.71%
HSV	Hue: 199° Saturation: 27.19% Value: 44.71%
HSL	hsl(199, 16, 39)
CMYK	Cyan: 27.19 Magenta: 8.77 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 55.29
YIQ	Y: 98.861 I: -15.727 Q: -1.33
XYZ	X: 11.554 Y: 12.954 Z: 17.807
CIE Lab	L:42.694 a:-5.307 b:-8.175
CIE Luv	L:42.694 u:-10.878 v:-10.373
Decimal	5466226
Hunter Lab	35.992, -5.685, -4.139