Retro-Colonial Blue (4006-4B) vs Searching blue (SW 6536)

This color comparison involves two colors that comes from different color collections. The first one is named Retro-Colonial Blue and also has a refference code 4006-4B assigned to it. The color chart is named Valspar Paint Colors and it is quite popular among paint manufacturers and color designers. The swatch sample for Retro-Colonial Blue (4006-4B) color is depicted on the left side a little bit lower on this page. The second color (depicted on the right side) is named Searching blue and also has a refference code SW 6536 assigned to it. The later color belongs to Sherwin-Williams paint colors chart maintained by Sherwin Williams respectively.

Retro-Colonial Blue (4006-4B)

HEX Code:	#667C8F
HEX Color name:	(?)
RGB Decimal:	102, 124, 143
RGB Float:	0.4, 0.486, 0.561
CMYK Percentage:	29, 13, 0, 44

Valspar Retro-Colonial Blue (4006-4B) vs Sherwin Williams Searching blue (SW 6536) side by side

Searching blue (SW 6536)

HEX Code:	#6C7F9A
HEX Color name:	(?)
RGB Decimal:	108, 127, 154
RGB Float:	0.424, 0.498, 0.604
CMYK Percentage:	30, 18, 0, 40

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