Sherwin Williams

Grand Canal

SW 6488

Grand Canal SW 9185 is a deep muted blue with green undertones and an LRV of 16, making it a low-reflectance color that absorbs significant light. It functions as a strong statement color for accent walls, cabinetry, front doors, and powder rooms with adequate lighting. Alabaster and Agreeable Gray offer necessary brightness contrast on trim and adjacent surfaces.

Naval shares its blue family but reads darker and less green. Tricorn Black can define edges without competing, while Restful and Sea Salt provide lighter blue-green transitions in connected spaces.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 6488

Grand Canal in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Grand Canal under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Grand Canal under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Cyan/Teal

Strength

High

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

184°

Cyan Family

Lightness

36%

Dark

Saturation

35%

Moderate

LRV

16.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#3C797D

RGB Decimal

60, 121, 125

RGB Percent

23.5%, 47.5%, 49.0%

HSL

183.7, 35.1%, 36.3%

HSV

183.7, 52.0%, 49.0%

CMYK

52.0%, 3.2%, 0.0%, 51.0%

YIQ

103.2, -37.6, -11.6

XYZ

12.40, 16.12, 21.86

CIE Lab

47.13, -18.49, -8.27

CIE Luv

47.13, -26.14, -8.99

Hunter Lab

40.14, -13.37, -6.90

Decimal

3963261

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Grand Canal Vardo Deep Sea Green Mallard Green

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Grand Canal Aqua Fresco Pure Turquoise Spectra Blue

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Grand Canal Brick Dust Raphael Desert Coral

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Grand Canal Admiral Blue Verdigris Green Grape Gum

Cool Shades

Cool spectrum

Grand Canal Admiral Blue Tanzanite Grape Gum

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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Silken Peacock

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Sea Crest

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Vardo

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Bubble Turquoise

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Valspar

Bijou Teal

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Aristocratic

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Glidden

Lucky Shamrock

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Coat of Arms

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Newport Green

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Bering Wave