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Sherwin Williams Drizzle (SW 6479) HEX code

This HEX color is commonly associated with Sherwin Williams colors, especially Sherwin-Williams paint colors collection. This particular HEX color sample is often used to illustrate color named Drizzle, the code SW 6479 is also used for refference to this Sherwin Williams color. And while HEX (RGB) representation of "real world" colors is not the most accurate choice, we can still use this visual sample as a point of refference for personal research or comparison. The information below should be useful to distinguish common colors between different tints, shades, standards and manufacturers.

HEX Color

HEX Code:#8CAEAB
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RGB Decimal:140, 174, 171
RGB Float:0.549, 0.682, 0.671
CMYK Percentage:20, 0, 2, 32
HSL:175,17,62
LAB:69,-12,-2
LRV (?) :39.34%
Sherwin Williams Drizzle (SW 6479) represented in HEX code #8CAEAB
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #8DA8AE / LIGHT GREY BLUE (B44)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #8BA9A4 / Shadow Blue (BS2660-7077)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #9AAA9F / Light Grey (BS381C-631)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #A9BBC6 / Blue (20-C-35)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #87B2B0 / Pale Teal (5043)
Munsell Color System / #8DA8A6 / 10bg 6.5/2.0
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #97ABA8 / S 3010-B70G
AMS Standard 595a / #90AAA8 / Blue (25414)
Behr paint / #8CA9A7 / Oceanus (HDC-CL-25)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #83A4A4 / Boca Raton Blue (711)
Dulux color palette / #98A9A4 / ROSEMARY LEAF
Dulux Trade Paints / #91B0B0 / Sea urchin 3 (90GG 40/115)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #8CAEAC / Barrier Reef (DE5745)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #89ACA8 / Hipster Green (232-4DB)
Farrow and ball colours / #99B0AB / Dix Blue (82)
Federal Standard 595c / #8FAAA7 / Blue (25414)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #8CACA2 / Peg's Promise (702)
Isomat color system / #90AAA8 / LPC 1734
Kelly Moore paint colors / #88A9AA / T Potomac (34-2)
Kilz paint colors / #93B2B3 / Foggy Promenade (RF260-01)
Little Greene paint colors / #98AB9B / Aquamarine - deep (LG 198)
Matthews Paint Colors / #8BA9A6 / Talcstone (MP14647)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #94B1A9 / Parakeet Pete (1143-4)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #8CAEAB / Drizzle (SW 6479)
Tikkurila paint colours / #93B3A8 / Menthol (J442)
Trumatch paint colors / #84ABA4 / Trumatch 24-d5 (24-d5)
Valspar Paint Colors / #8CB3B3 / Turquoise Porcelain (5002-5C)
Vista paint colors / #82A9AA / Acapulco Aqua (K-219)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #88B4B1 / PANTONE P 129-11 C
Pantone Metallics / #7A9697 / PANTONE 8280 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #7DA9A5 / PANTONE 10292 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #89A79E / PANTONE 5565 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #97B5AC / PANTONE 623 U
RAL Classic / #81B2B1 / Pastel turquoise (RAL 6034)
RAL Design / #93B0A9 / RAL 180 70 10
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #8BA9A5 / P0.10.60
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #8FB0AF / P2.11.62
Tiger Drylac / #7EB0AF / 038/50034