Lakeside
Lakeside 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 8 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#ADB8C0
LRV
46.83
Lakeside in Real Rooms
Lakeside has a medium-high LRV of 46.83 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Blue family, the photos below show it applied in a kitchen and living room.
2 Kitchen Photos
In a modern kitchen, Lakeside provides the necessary "organic" touch to offset stainless steel appliances and glass backsplashes. It prevents the kitchen from feeling like a laboratory, injecting a much-needed sense of domestic warmth and culinary inspiration.
Kitchen walls painted in fresh Lakeside blue.
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Kitchen cabinetry in Lakeside brings calming color to cooking space.
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6 Living Room Photos
When applied to living room walls, Lakeside creates a sense of "visual quiet." It eliminates the erratic shadows found in busier spaces, instead providing a steady, rhythmic tone that ties together disparate furniture styles. It's the common thread that makes a room full of heirlooms and modern pieces feel like a cohesive collection.
Living room fireplace wall painted in soft Lakeside.
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Coordinating Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (57 vs 47) makes Holly Glen the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 48 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Lakeside the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (47 vs 42) makes Lakeside the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Lakeside the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Lakeside reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Heavenly White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 47), opening up a space where Lakeside encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 47, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 20, Lakeside is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 76 vs 47, Aura White is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
At LRV 47 vs 25, Lakeside is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 23, Lakeside is decisively the brighter choice.