Aquarium
Aquarium begins as a blue color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. It appears in 2020 Play and Teen Space, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#3AA9AELRV
32.46
Aquarium's Color Strip
Aquarium is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Mariner and Gulfstream. The strip spans from Swimming at the lightest end to Maxi Teal at the deepest. As part of strip 164, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Aquarium in Rooms
Follow Aquarium from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Home Office Photo
The 1 home office image turn a blue swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its brighter saturation allows the hue to remain present rather than fading quietly into the background.
Sherwin-Williams Aquarium in a moody home office
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1 Front Door Photo
Aquarium (6767) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light.
cottagecore front door featuring Aquarium by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
The slower pace of morning and night can draw different notes from Aquarium (6767). The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A traditional bedroom painted in Aquarium
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1 Dining Room Photo
Aquarium (6767) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under natural light, candles and pendant lighting.
Aquarium paint in a traditional dining room
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1 Bathroom Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Aquarium (6767) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Aquarium — wabi-sabi bathroom
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1 House Photo
Across 1 house image, Aquarium (6767) meets full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Aquarium color — traditional house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
Aquarium (6767) brings its blue character into a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces. Its brighter saturation allows the hue to remain present rather than fading quietly into the background.
Aquarium — classy kitchen
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1 Mudroom Photo
Against flooring, storage, timber, baskets and hardware, Aquarium (6767) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 32.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Aquarium paint in a tiny mudroom
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1 Living Room Photo
Aquarium (6767) can change noticeably under the movement from window light to lamplight. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
A industrial living room painted in Aquarium
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1 Patio Photo
1 patio image place Aquarium (6767) in an outdoor room surrounded by sky, planting and open light. An LRV of 32.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
industrial patio featuring Aquarium by Sherwin-Williams
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Expert Perspectives
Articles and features from across our network of home and design sites.
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 32 vs 4, Aquarium is decisively the brighter choice.
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Similar Colors
With LRVs of 32 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Aquarium reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (39 vs 32) makes Reflecting Pool the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 76 vs 32, Mauve Tinge is decisively the brighter choice.
Studio Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 32), opening up a space where Aquarium encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (35 vs 32) makes Truly Taupe the marginally brighter of the two.
Aquarium reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 5), opening up a space where Bitter Chocolate encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 32, Vaguely Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (32 vs 27) makes Aquarium the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Slick Blue reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 32), opening up a space where Aquarium encloses it.
With LRVs of 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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Manufacturer description
Bring the water's mesmerizing tranquility landside with this jewel-toned blue. Pair this perfectly saturated hue with an art deco or coastal space.