Poolside
At first glance, Poolside belongs to the blue family; in a room, light and context can make it far more elusive. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#5394B4LRV
28.40
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 61 vs 28, Silvery Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 28, Weston Flax is decisively the brighter choice.
White Diamond reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 28), opening up a space where Poolside encloses it.
Distant Gray reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 28), opening up a space where Poolside encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 28 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 28 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Poolside reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 28 vs 12, Poolside is decisively the brighter choice.
Hint of Violet reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 28), opening up a space where Poolside encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 28, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Poolside reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
Poolside reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Fox reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 28), opening up a space where Poolside encloses it.
Lighter Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (33 vs 28) makes Palace Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
San Francisco Bay reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lafayette Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Poolside reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 16), opening up a space where Santa Monica Blue encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (28 vs 22) makes Poolside the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 28 vs 15, Poolside is decisively the brighter choice.
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Manufacturer description
An intriguing, likable blue.