Open Seas

SW 6500 · Sherwin-Williams

Open Seas SW 6500 as a flat swatch, not a painted room

Sherwin-Williams

Open Seas

SW 6500

Hex code

#83AFBC

Light reflectance value (LRV)

39.1Medium, moodier in dim rooms

0 black100 white

Undertone

Clear blue, a cool color

Color family: Blue
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Sherwin-Williams Open Seas SW 6500 is a medium blue paint color, a clear color rather than a neutral, with an LRV of 39, a medium depth that absorbs more light than it reflects.

Updated August 22, 2026

Is Open Seas warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans blue

Undertone

Clear blue

graysaturated

A clear color, not a neutral.

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