Sherwin Williams

Stream

SW 6499

Stream is a cool-toned blue with noticeable green undertones that place it in the blue-green family. It has an LRV of 57, putting it in the medium-light range where it reflects a moderate amount of ambient light. The color reads as a soft, muted blue-green that can work on walls in bedrooms, bathrooms, or home offices where a calm backdrop is needed.

It coordinates well with Sherwin-Williams Rainwashed, Tradewind, Sea Salt, Creamy, and Urban Putty, spanning from analogous cool tones to warm neutrals that offset its coolness.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 6499

Stream 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 Stream under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Stream under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Cyan/Teal

Strength

High

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

191°

Cyan Family

Lightness

75%

Light

Saturation

30%

Moderate

LRV

57.0

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

#ADCCD3

RGB Decimal

173, 204, 211

RGB Percent

67.8%, 80.0%, 82.7%

HSL

191.1, 30.2%, 75.3%

HSV

191.1, 18.0%, 82.7%

CMYK

18.0%, 3.3%, 0.0%, 17.3%

YIQ

195.5, -20.7, -4.4

XYZ

50.58, 56.77, 69.92

CIE Lab

80.05, -8.82, -6.94

CIE Luv

80.05, -16.52, -9.18

Hunter Lab

75.35, -8.25, -6.91

Decimal

11390163

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Stream Ebbtide Lakeshore Sky Space

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Stream Bare Minimum Prelude Summer Shower

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Stream Reindeer Cherry Taupe Angelic

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Stream Hyacinth Tint Tarreyton Purpleheart

Cool Shades

Cool spectrum

Stream Hyacinth Tint Water Hyacinth Purpleheart

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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Vast Sky

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Take Five

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Honest Blue

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Jetstream

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