Color Swatch Lab
#244653

Sherwin-Williams · SW 6230

Rainstorm

A very dark Blue with a manufacturer LRV of 5.328. The nearest color in another brand, by color distance, is Benjamin Moore Salamander (delta E 7.52). That is not an official match.

CodeSW 6230
Hex#244653
RGB (from hex)36, 70, 83
LRV (manufacturer)5.328
Lab from hex (D65)27.8 / -8.2 / -11.6
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Nearest colors in other brands

Benjamin Moore · 2050-10Salamander
DifferentΔE 7.52
Behr · M500-7Very Navy
DifferentΔE 7.97

Nearest means the smallest CIEDE2000 distance between CIELAB values converted from the manufacturer-published hex. It is not an official brand equivalent and it is not a spectrophotometer reading of the paint. Calculated from this hex, b* is -11.6, which reads cool on a screen. That calculation is not a manufacturer undertone. How we match.

Coordinating palette

RainstormGreek VillaPure WhiteSnowboundAlabaster

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Guides for choosing Rainstorm

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What is LRV (light reflectance value)?

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Questions

What is the LRV of Sherwin-Williams Rainstorm?
Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of 5.328 for Rainstorm (SW 6230). LRV means light reflectance value, on a 0 to 100 scale. This figure is copied from the brand's color page, retrieved 2026-10-30.
What is the hex code for Sherwin-Williams Rainstorm?
Sherwin-Williams publishes #244653 for Rainstorm (SW 6230). RGB and CIELAB on this page are calculated from that hex. They describe the screen color, not a spectrophotometer reading of the paint.
What is the Benjamin Moore equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Rainstorm?
Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore do not publish an official equivalent for this pair. The nearest Benjamin Moore color in this set, by CIEDE2000 color distance on the manufacturer-published hex values, is Salamander (2050-10), at delta E 7.52. That is a screen-color distance, not a match of the liquid paint, and the two can look different on a wall.
What is the Behr equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Rainstorm?
Sherwin-Williams and Behr do not publish an official equivalent for this pair. The nearest Behr color in this set, by CIEDE2000 color distance on the manufacturer-published hex values, is Very Navy (M500-7), at delta E 7.97. That is a screen-color distance, not a match of the liquid paint, and the two can look different on a wall.

Hex and LRV copied from Sherwin-Williams color page for Rainstorm SW 6230 · https://www.sherwin-williams.com/sherwinwilliams/SW6230-rainstorm · retrieved 2026-10-30