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Outerspace

Outerspace begins as a blue color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its blue and grey classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.

LRV

11.62

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Light Reflectance Value
11.62
Dark
TemperatureCool
SaturationMuted

Outerspace's Color Strip

Outerspace is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Strip 225 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.

Outerspace in Rooms

Follow Outerspace from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 25 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.

6 Misc Photos

Outerspace (6251) can change noticeably under the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.

Kids' Room

A child's bedroom features walls painted in sophisticated Outerspace for a calming retreat.

@buildingexperience

6 House Photos

In an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky, the most interesting quality of Outerspace (6251) may be the way it responds to roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim. The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.

Sherwin Williams Outerspace exterior color

The home's exterior siding in Outerspace presents a modern, sophisticated appearance.

@shepherd.lane

6 Living Room Photos

Outerspace (6251) can change noticeably under the movement from window light to lamplight. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.

Sherwin Williams Outerspace living room interior

Living room walls in moody Outerspace provide an elegant backdrop for furnishings.

@thefontaineflat

4 Bedroom Photos

The slower pace of morning and night can draw different notes from Outerspace (6251). The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.

Sherwin Williams Outerspace bedroom color

A bedroom sanctuary features soothing Outerspace walls that promote restful sleep.

@_jillkay

SW 6251 bedroom paint review

Bedroom walls painted in Outerspace create a serene, sophisticated sleeping environment.

@williamrosehome

SW 6251 bedroom

This bedroom's Outerspace walls establish a peaceful, spa-like retreat.

@williamrosehome

SW Outerspace bedroom color review

Soft lighting softens the dramatic impact of Outerspace bedroom walls.

@williamrosehome

1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo

Viewed across 1 kitchen cabinets image in cabinetry, where color becomes part of the room’s architecture, Outerspace (6251) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 11.6, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.

SW Outerspace kitchen cabinets review

Kitchen cabinetry painted in sleek Outerspace creates modern, sophisticated storage.

@thehildehouse

1 Bathroom Photo

Outerspace (6251) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under window light, mirrors and focused task lighting.

Sherwin Williams Outerspace Bathroom Vanity

The bathroom vanity in deep Outerspace adds a spa-like luxury to the room.

@jennandjasonhatchette

1 Kitchen Photo

Against stone, timber, tile and metal finishes, Outerspace (6251) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 11.6, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.

Sw 6251 Kitchen

Kitchen walls in pale Outerspace provide a serene backdrop for cooking and gathering.

@kindhomesolutions

Coordinating Colors

Outerspace
Outerspace
Quicksilver
Outerspace vs Quicksilver
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Quicksilver
6245 · LRV 75

At LRV 75 vs 12, Quicksilver is decisively the brighter choice.

Front Porch
Front Porch
Outerspace
Outerspace
Front Porch vs Outerspace
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Front Porch
7651 · LRV 60
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12

At LRV 60 vs 12, Front Porch is decisively the brighter choice.

Outerspace
Outerspace
Retreat
Retreat
Outerspace vs Retreat
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Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Retreat
6207 · LRV 21

Retreat reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Trim Color

Outerspace
Outerspace
Quicksilver
Outerspace vs Quicksilver
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Quicksilver
6245 · LRV 75

At LRV 75 vs 12, Quicksilver is decisively the brighter choice.

Similar Colors

Grays Harbor
Grays Harbor
Outerspace
Outerspace
Grays Harbor vs Outerspace
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Grays Harbor
6236 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12

With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Outerspace
Outerspace
Rain Cloud
Rain Cloud
Outerspace vs Rain Cloud
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Rain Cloud
9639 · LRV 11

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Outerspace
Outerspace
Web Gray
Web Gray
Outerspace vs Web Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Web Gray
7075 · LRV 13

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Outerspace
Outerspace
Gibraltar vs Outerspace
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Gibraltar
6257 · LRV 14
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Needlepoint Navy
Needlepoint Navy
Outerspace
Outerspace
Needlepoint Navy vs Outerspace
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Needlepoint Navy
0032 · LRV 13
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Granite Peak
Granite Peak
Outerspace
Outerspace
Granite Peak vs Outerspace
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Granite Peak
6250 · LRV 14
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Night Out
Outerspace
Outerspace
Night Out vs Outerspace
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Night Out
9560 · LRV 14
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12

With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Outerspace
Outerspace
Wall Street
Wall Street
Outerspace vs Wall Street
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Wall Street
7665 · LRV 15

A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Wall Street the marginally brighter of the two.

Outerspace
Outerspace
Waterloo
Waterloo
Outerspace vs Waterloo
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Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Waterloo
9141 · LRV 13

With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Outerspace
Outerspace
Roycroft Pewter
Roycroft Pewter
Outerspace vs Roycroft Pewter
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Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Roycroft Pewter
2848 · LRV 13

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Complementary Colors

Outerspace
Outerspace
Truly Taupe
Truly Taupe
Outerspace vs Truly Taupe
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Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Truly Taupe
6038 · LRV 35

At LRV 35 vs 12, Truly Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.

Heavenly White
Heavenly White
Outerspace
Outerspace
Heavenly White vs Outerspace
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Heavenly White
6553 · LRV 81
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12

At LRV 81 vs 12, Heavenly White is decisively the brighter choice.

Original White
Outerspace
Outerspace
Original White vs Outerspace
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Original White
7077 · LRV 74
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12

Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Outerspace encloses it.

Outerspace
Outerspace
Palisade
Outerspace vs Palisade
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Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Palisade
7635 · LRV 35

Palisade reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 12), opening up a space where Outerspace encloses it.

Griffin
Griffin
Outerspace
Outerspace
Griffin vs Outerspace
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Griffin
7026 · LRV 13
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12

With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Outerspace
Outerspace
Warm Stone
Warm Stone
Outerspace vs Warm Stone
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Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Warm Stone
7032 · LRV 20

Warm Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Mercurial
Mercurial
Outerspace
Outerspace
Mercurial vs Outerspace
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Mercurial
9550 · LRV 61
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12

At LRV 61 vs 12, Mercurial is decisively the brighter choice.

Lighter Colors

Before the Storm
Before the Storm
Outerspace
Outerspace
Before the Storm vs Outerspace
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Before the Storm
9564 · LRV 18
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12

Before the Storm reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Outerspace
Outerspace
Scattered Showers
Scattered Showers
Outerspace vs Scattered Showers
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Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Scattered Showers
9559 · LRV 22

Scattered Showers reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Outerspace
Outerspace
Web Gray
Web Gray
Outerspace vs Web Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Web Gray
7075 · LRV 13

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Night Out
Outerspace
Outerspace
Night Out vs Outerspace
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Night Out
9560 · LRV 14
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12

With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Outerspace
Outerspace
Steely Gray
Steely Gray
Outerspace vs Steely Gray
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Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Steely Gray
7664 · LRV 30

At LRV 30 vs 12, Steely Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Darker Colors

Inkwell
Inkwell
Outerspace
Outerspace
Inkwell vs Outerspace
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Inkwell
6992 · LRV 4
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12

A 8-point LRV gap (12 vs 4) makes Outerspace the marginally brighter of the two.

Black Of Night
Black Of Night
Outerspace
Outerspace
Black Of Night vs Outerspace
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Black Of Night
6993 · LRV 4
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12

A 8-point LRV gap (12 vs 4) makes Outerspace the marginally brighter of the two.

Cyberspace
Cyberspace
Outerspace
Outerspace
Cyberspace vs Outerspace
Sherwin-Williams
Cyberspace
7076 · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12

Outerspace reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Outerspace
Outerspace
Rain Cloud
Rain Cloud
Outerspace vs Rain Cloud
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Rain Cloud
9639 · LRV 11

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.

After the Storm
After the Storm
Outerspace
Outerspace
After the Storm vs Outerspace
Sherwin-Williams
After the Storm
9685 · LRV 3
Sherwin-Williams
Outerspace
6251 · LRV 12

A 9-point LRV gap (12 vs 3) makes Outerspace the marginally brighter of the two.

Color Codes

RGB88, 97, 104
HSL206° 8% 38%
CMYK15 7 0 59
CIE LabL: 40.6 a: -1.9 b: -5.2
XYZX: 10.80 Y: 11.62 Z: 14.77
Strip225 pos. C7

Manufacturer description

Explore your dark side with this deep, mysterious blue. Its gray undertone gives this color a brooding, masculine edge.

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