Aquitaine
Aquitaine is a versatile Blue from Sherwin-Williams. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to add character and warmth to any space. Below, you'll find 4 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#88ABB4
LRV
37.70
Aquitaine's Color Strip
Aquitaine is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between French Moire and Secret Cove. The strip spans from Little Boy Blu at the lightest end to Connor's Lakefront at the deepest. Browsing strip 173 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Aquitaine in Real Rooms
Aquitaine has a medium-high LRV of 37.7 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Blue family, the photos below show it applied in a kitchen cabinets, house and bathroom.
1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
On kitchen cabinets, Aquitaine adds a considered, intentional feel without demanding attention. It holds its own against both warm wood countertops and cool quartz, making it a flexible choice for the hardest-working room in the house.
Kitchen cabinets in Aquitaine create a sophisticated, timeless aesthetic.
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2 House Photos
Exterior paint earns its keep over years, not months — it needs to handle bleaching summers, wet winters, and the slow shifts of a neighborhood's context. Aquitaine has the depth and pigment quality to age gracefully through all of it.
Exterior siding painted Aquitaine presents a stately, refined appearance.
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Aquitaine exterior color brings elegance and curb appeal to the home.
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1 Bathroom Photo
Small bathrooms amplify whatever color is on the wall, which makes the choice more consequential than it first appears. Aquitaine has enough depth to register without closing the room in, and it plays well with white subway tile or warm wood accents.
Bathroom walls in Aquitaine establish a spa-like atmosphere.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 73 vs 38, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 38, Concord Buff is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 73 vs 38, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Interesting Aqua reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (38 vs 35) makes Aquitaine the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (41 vs 38) makes Aqua-Sphere the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 76 vs 38, Mauve Tinge is decisively the brighter choice.
Studio Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 38), opening up a space where Aquitaine encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 81 vs 38, Heavenly White is decisively the brighter choice.
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 38), opening up a space where Aquitaine encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Dockside Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Little Boy Blu reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 38), opening up a space where Aquitaine encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 38, Sleepy Hollow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 38, Billowy Breeze is decisively the brighter choice.
French Moire reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
At LRV 38 vs 18, Aquitaine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 25, Aquitaine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 25, Aquitaine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 26, Aquitaine is decisively the brighter choice.