Waterloo
SW 9141 · Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams
Waterloo
SW 9141
Noticeable blue, a cool color
- Color family
- Blue
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Deeper on the wall than on the chip, Sherwin-Williams Waterloo SW 9141 is a slate blue with a green lean and an LRV of 13, dark enough that four walls of it read moody and a door of it reads close to navy. Our method calls it a noticeable blue, and the green in it is what gives it the smoky, weathered look people like. It goes on kitchen cabinets, bedroom walls, exteriors and front doors.
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Is Waterloo warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
leans blue
Undertone
Noticeable blue
A visible lean you see in daylight.
Measured, Waterloo is blue with a good share of green behind it and no red, and enough gray to take the shine off both. That is a teal-leaning blue, though the green never takes over: on a wall it reads as slate blue. A crisp white trim shows it as blue. A warm white or a cream wall beside it makes it look bluer and deeper. Warm oak, brass and terracotta bring the green forward and it turns toward a stormy teal; gray tile and charcoal flatten it to a dark blue-gray. Needlepoint Navy SW 0032 is nearly the same color, a touch darker; Smoky Blue SW 7604 is a touch lighter with a hair less green; Rain Cloud SW 9639 is darker and grayer.
Waterloo in north, south, east and west light
North-facing rooms pull Waterloo toward a dark, flat blue-gray: the green goes quiet, the walls close in, and on four walls of a small north room it can feel like a cave by afternoon, so use it there on cabinets or one wall and sample the darkest corner first. South light is its best; the warmth wakes up the green and the wall reads like the chip, a smoky teal-blue. East rooms show it well in the morning and go colder later; west rooms are dull until the low sun hits. Bulbs at 3000K hold it; 2700K turns it teal, 4000K makes it a hard blue.
Watch for
- Goes flat, dark blue-gray on four walls of a north room
- Turns stormy teal beside warm oak, brass or terracotta and under 2700K bulbs
- Hard to tell from Needlepoint Navy SW 0032 once it is on the wall
Best rooms and surfaces for Waterloo
Waterloo is a cabinet color before it is a wall color. On a kitchen island, lower cabinets or a bathroom vanity in a satin finish it reads as a deep, weathered blue that looks good against white walls, a light counter and brass or black hardware, and it hides wear better than a clean navy. As a bedroom wall it works with a real window, white bedding and warm wood, and it makes the room feel enclosed; a north-facing bedroom is where it gets heavy. In a bathroom it suits white tile and marble-look surfaces, but with gray tile it drifts teal and cold. As an accent wall behind a bed or a sofa it is deep enough to count. It is too dark for a whole house or a windowless hall.
Waterloo on an exterior
Sherwin-Williams sells Waterloo for exterior use, and on a house it reads as a deep blue-gray with a touch of green: slate-like in full sun, close to a muted navy in shade, so the north face reads darker than the chip. It is a strong choice for a whole house with white trim in Extra White SW 7006 or for shutters and a front door on a white, cream or gray house. Cedar, gray stone and black metal all sit well beside it.
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Waterloo vs Smoky Blue, Slate Tile, Naval and Pewter Green
Smoky BlueWaterlooWaterloo vs Smoky Blue SW 7604
Waterloo is a touch darker; both have a noticeable blue undertone.
Smoky Blue SW 7604 is the color people search Waterloo against, and it is a touch lighter, an LRV of 15 to Waterloo's 13, with a hair less green, so it reads a shade bluer and a shade less moody. On a wall in daylight the two are hard to tell apart. Smoky Blue is the easier of the two on four bedroom walls; Waterloo is the deeper pick for cabinets, doors and an accent wall.
Slate TileWaterlooWaterloo vs Slate Tile SW 7624
Waterloo is a touch darker; undertone noticeable blue vs subtle blue.
Slate Tile SW 7624 is a touch lighter, an LRV of 15 to Waterloo's 13, and a much grayer color: it has a little green and a little blue where Waterloo has plenty of both, so it reads as a dark gray with a blue cast next to Waterloo's clear slate blue. Take Slate Tile when the cabinets or the house should read gray; take Waterloo when they should read blue.
NavalWaterlooWaterloo vs Naval SW 6244
Waterloo is noticeably lighter; both have a noticeable blue undertone.
Naval SW 6244 is much darker, an LRV of 5 to Waterloo's 13, and a straight blue with no green, so it reads as a true navy where Waterloo reads as a smoky teal-blue. Naval on a wall goes near black in weak light; Waterloo keeps some of its color. If the room or the door should say navy, Naval is the one; if it should say blue with some gray and green in it, Waterloo is.
Pewter GreenWaterlooWaterloo vs Pewter Green SW 6208
Waterloo is a touch lighter; undertone noticeable blue vs subtle yellow-leaning green.
Pewter Green SW 6208 is about the same depth, an LRV of 12 to Waterloo's 13, and the mirror image in color: a gray-green with a yellow lean where Waterloo is a gray-blue with a green lean. On cabinets both read as dark, grayed colors; beside warm wood Pewter Green goes olive and Waterloo goes teal. Choose Pewter Green for a warmer, earthier kitchen; choose Waterloo for a cooler, coastal one.
Questions about Waterloo
Does Waterloo work on kitchen cabinets?
Yes, and cabinets are the most searched use for it. In a satin or semi-gloss finish it reads as a deep, weathered slate blue that hides fingerprints and small chips better than a clean navy, and it pairs with white or warm white walls, a light counter and brass or black hardware. In a kitchen with little daylight keep it to the island or the lowers.
Is Waterloo a good bedroom color?
It is, in a bedroom with a decent window. At an LRV of 13 four walls of it make the room feel enclosed and quiet, and white bedding, a white ceiling and oak or walnut keep it from going cold. In a small north-facing bedroom it reads as a dark, flat blue-gray; there use it behind the bed only and keep the other walls light.
What colors go with Waterloo?
Sherwin-Williams pairs it with Mountain Air SW 6224 on trim and ceilings and names Kestrel White SW 7516, a warm white, and Coral Clay SW 9005, a muted terracotta, as accents; the coral is what makes the blue look its richest. In practice it also sits with white oak, walnut, brass, black metal and its own lighter strip mates Stardew SW 9138 and Debonair SW 9139 on the other walls.
Does Waterloo look green or teal?
It can. Measured, Waterloo is a blue with a good share of green behind it, so warm oak, brass, terracotta, south light and 2700K bulbs pull the green forward and it reads as a stormy teal. Against a crisp white trim, gray tile or under 3000K bulbs the blue leads and it reads as slate blue. It is never a true teal; the blue always wins.
What is one shade lighter than Waterloo?
Blustery Sky SW 9140 is the next step up its fan-deck strip, a medium slate blue with the same green lean, and Debonair SW 9139 is the step above that. One step darker is Moscow Midnight SW 9142, a deep teal-navy. Among its closest matches, Smoky Blue SW 7604 and Slate Tile SW 7624 are each a touch lighter, and Needlepoint Navy SW 0032 is a near twin, a touch darker.
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