Lakeshore
Sherwin-Williams's Lakeshore is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its blue classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
Hex
#5B96A2LRV
26.77
Lakeshore's Color Strip
Lakeshore is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Ebbtide and Great Falls. The strip spans from Open Air at the lightest end to Oceanside at the deepest. Color strip 172 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Lakeshore in Rooms
Follow Lakeshore 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 Bathroom Photo
1 bathroom image trace Lakeshore (6494) through the contrast between bright mornings and quieter evening light. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Lakeshore — wabi-sabi bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
Lakeshore (6494) brings its blue character into a room designed around rest, softness and retreat. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
A cozy bedroom painted in Lakeshore
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1 Dining Room Photo
1 dining room image trace Lakeshore (6494) through the room’s change from everyday meals to evening occasions. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Lakeshore paint in a art deco dining room
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1 Front Door Photo
The 1 front door image turn a blue swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
modern luxury front door featuring Lakeshore by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Home Office Photo
The 1 home office image turn a blue swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
Sherwin-Williams Lakeshore in a contemporary home office
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1 House Photo
These 1 house image show how Lakeshore (6494) can sit beside roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Lakeshore color — transitional house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
Lakeshore (6494) brings its blue character into a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
Lakeshore — bold kitchen
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1 Patio Photo
Against stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery, Lakeshore (6494) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 26.8 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
aesthetic patio featuring Lakeshore by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
Lakeshore (6494) moves through 1 living room image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
A traditional living room painted in Lakeshore
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1 Mudroom Photo
Lakeshore (6494) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under doorway light and the softer illumination of an internal passage.
Lakeshore paint in a rustic modern mudroom
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Coordinating Colors
Blue Horizon reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 27), opening up a space where Lakeshore encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (36 vs 27) makes Dried Edamame the marginally brighter of the two.
Trim Color
Blue Horizon reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 27), opening up a space where Lakeshore encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lakeshore reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (32 vs 27) makes Freshwater the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (30 vs 27) makes Jamaica Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (30 vs 27) makes Tranquil Aqua the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (31 vs 27) makes Bluebird Feather the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Mauve Tinge reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 27), opening up a space where Lakeshore encloses it.
At LRV 50 vs 27, Studio Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Truly Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Heavenly White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 27), opening up a space where Lakeshore encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 27, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 5, Lakeshore is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 47 vs 27, French Moire is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Rest Assured reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 27), opening up a space where Lakeshore encloses it.
Darker Colors
At LRV 27 vs 10, Lakeshore is decisively the brighter choice.
Lakeshore reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (27 vs 15) makes Lakeshore the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This rich blue midtone with a teal undertone evokes a calm and lighthearted mood perfect for child bedrooms. Pair with a warm white for a casual vibe.