Calypso
Calypso 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. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#01B0BBLRV
34.39
Calypso's Color Strip
Calypso is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Intense Teal and Dynamic Blue. The strip spans from Jitterbug Jade at the lightest end to Hyper Blue at the deepest. Browsing strip 161 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Calypso in Rooms
Follow Calypso 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
Calypso (6950) moves through 1 home office image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Sherwin-Williams Calypso in a moody home office
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1 Bathroom Photo
Against tile, stone, glass, timber and metal fixtures, Calypso (6950) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 34.4 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Calypso — moody bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
1 front door image place Calypso (6950) in a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression. An LRV of 34.4 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
stylish front door featuring Calypso by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
Calypso (6950) can change noticeably under gentle morning light and low evening lamps. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
A boho bedroom painted in Calypso
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1 Dining Room Photo
Against timber, table linen, glass and artwork, Calypso (6950) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 34.4 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Calypso paint in a art deco dining room
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1 Mudroom Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Calypso (6950) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Calypso paint in a classy mudroom
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1 Living Room Photo
Its place within High Voltage hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let the movement from window light to lamplight and upholstery, timber, art and metal accents guide the final sample decision.
A cozy living room painted in Calypso
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1 Kitchen Photo
These 1 kitchen image show how Calypso (6950) can sit beside stone, timber, tile and metal finishes. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Calypso — modern luxury kitchen
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1 House Photo
1 house image place Calypso (6950) in an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky. An LRV of 34.4 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Calypso color — mediterranean house inspiration
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1 Patio Photo
In an outdoor room surrounded by sky, planting and open light, the most interesting quality of Calypso (6950) may be the way it responds to stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
industrial patio featuring Calypso 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 84 vs 34, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Calypso reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 6), opening up a space where Cyberspace encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 84 vs 34, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 34 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Calypso reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (39 vs 34) makes Reflecting Pool the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Calypso reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 18), opening up a space where Raucous Orange encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (34 vs 30) makes Calypso the marginally brighter of the two.
Bella Pink reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 34), opening up a space where Calypso encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Calypso reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
At LRV 34 vs 15, Calypso is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 34 vs 18, Calypso is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 34 vs 19, Calypso is decisively the brighter choice.
Calypso reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 14), opening up a space where Intense Teal encloses it.
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Manufacturer description
This vibrant, saturated blue with its cool green undertone gives off laid back island vibes. Slow down life’s pace by using this hue in your bathroom or bedroom.