North Star
SW 6246 · Sherwin-Williams
North Star SW 6246 as a flat swatch, not a painted room
Sherwin-Williams
North Star
SW 6246
Faint blue, a very subtle lean
- Color family
- Blue
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Sherwin-Williams North Star SW 6246 is a light blue paint color with a faint blue undertone and an LRV of 62, light enough to keep a room bright without reading white.
Source: Sherwin-Williams's color data. Undertone labels describe our calculation, not the paint formula or a test in your room. How we assess colors.
Is North Star warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
too close to gray to lean
Undertone
Faint blue
Barely off gray.
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- Made with real paint
- Delivered next day
- Peels off clean

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