Freshwater
Freshwater is a Blue paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#4DA6B2LRV
31.96
Freshwater's Color Strip
Freshwater is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Rapture Blue and Briny. The strip spans from Bathe Blue at the lightest end to Blue Nile at the deepest. Strip 165 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Freshwater in Rooms
Follow Freshwater 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 Bathroom Photo
1 bathroom image trace Freshwater (6774) through the contrast between bright mornings and quieter evening light. Its place within 2017 Unbounded hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Freshwater — moody bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
Freshwater (6774) can change noticeably under natural light, candles and pendant lighting. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Freshwater paint in a parisian dining room
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1 Bedroom Photo
In a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, the most interesting quality of Freshwater (6774) may be the way it responds to bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A scandinavian bedroom painted in Freshwater
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1 Front Door Photo
Freshwater (6774) moves through 1 front door image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
minimalist front door featuring Freshwater by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Home Office Photo
The transition between focused work and the rest of the home can draw different notes from Freshwater (6774). The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Sherwin-Williams Freshwater in a scandinavian home office
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1 Kitchen Photo
In a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces, the most interesting quality of Freshwater (6774) may be the way it responds to stone, timber, tile and metal finishes. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Freshwater — classy kitchen
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1 Patio Photo
Its place within 2017 Unbounded hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let direct sun, reflected daylight and deep exterior shade and stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery guide the final sample decision.
boho patio featuring Freshwater by Sherwin-Williams
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1 House Photo
The façade’s movement through sun, shade and season can draw different notes from Freshwater (6774). The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Freshwater color — rustic modern house inspiration
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1 Mudroom Photo
Freshwater (6774) can change noticeably under doorway light and the softer illumination of an internal passage. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Freshwater paint in a rustic modern mudroom
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1 Living Room Photo
Freshwater (6774) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under the movement from window light to lamplight.
A industrial living room painted in Freshwater
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 78 vs 32, Blue Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 32 vs 8, Freshwater is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 78 vs 32, Blue Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 32 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 34 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Freshwater reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (39 vs 32) makes Fountain the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (32 vs 27) makes Freshwater the marginally brighter of the two.
Freshwater reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Nautilus reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Freshwater reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-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 Freshwater encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 32) makes Truly Taupe the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 81 vs 32, Heavenly White is decisively the brighter choice.
Freshwater 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.
At LRV 32 vs 4, Freshwater is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Bora Bora Shore reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 32), opening up a space where Freshwater encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 32, Gentle Aquamarine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 32, Mariner is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 32, Rapture Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Nautilus reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
At LRV 32 vs 16, Freshwater is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Dive into the crisp, invigorating essence of this medium blue with its bright saturation and cool undertones, evoking the clarity of sun-lit lake waters. Perfect for bathrooms, bedrooms, or creative spaces, this refreshing hue pairs beautifully with whites, soft grays, and natural wood tones to create a serene, revitalizing atmosphere.