Green Bay
There is more to Sherwin-Williams Green Bay (6481) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its LRV of 11.4 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#2E6864LRV
11.41
Green Bay's Color Strip
Green Bay is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Lagoon and Cape Verde. The strip spans from Tidewater at the lightest end to Cape Verde at the deepest. Strip 170 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Green Bay in Rooms
Follow Green Bay from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 Bedroom Photos
Green Bay (6481) moves through 2 bedroom images without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Bedroom walls in Green Bay create a restful retreat with depth.
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Green Bay transforms the bedroom with a soft, soothing palette.
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1 Bathroom Photo
Green Bay (6481) brings its blue character into a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
Bathroom walls in Green Bay offer a fresh, calming atmosphere.
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1 Misc Photo
Against a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes, Green Bay (6481) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 11.4, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Painted furniture in Green Bay adds visual interest and warmth.
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Coordinating Colors
Gossamer Veil reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 11), opening up a space where Green Bay encloses it.
At LRV 26 vs 11, Gentle Grape is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 14 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Green Bay reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Grand Canal reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Chaise Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 11), opening up a space where Green Bay encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Rose Brocade reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Grand Canal reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (21 vs 11) makes Thermal Spring the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
Dive into the deep, mysterious waters of a moonlit bay with this rich, saturated dark blue and its cool undertones. Perfect for creating an intimate, contemplative sanctuary in a bedroom or study, it pairs beautifully with warm wood tones and crisp whites.