Secret Cove
Sherwin-Williams's Secret Cove is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 25.4 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#68909DLRV
25.44
Secret Cove's Color Strip
Secret Cove is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Aquitaine and Silken Peacock. The strip spans from Little Boy Blu at the lightest end to Connor's Lakefront at the deepest. Color strip 173 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Secret Cove in Rooms
Follow Secret Cove 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.
3 Misc Photos
3 misc images trace Secret Cove (9058) through the color’s movement from one type of space to another. Its place within Dreamer and West Elm hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Furniture piece in Secret Cove showcases the muted blue-gray.
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Cabinet surfaces in Secret Cove offer understated elegance.
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Painted furniture in Secret Cove demonstrates subtle versatility.
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1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
These 1 kitchen cabinets image show how Secret Cove (9058) can sit beside countertops, hardware, splashbacks and flooring. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Bathroom cabinets in Secret Cove provide soft, sophisticated finish.
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Coordinating Colors
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 25), opening up a space where Secret Cove encloses it.
Gray Screen reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 25), opening up a space where Secret Cove encloses it.
At LRV 25 vs 8, Secret Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 25), opening up a space where Secret Cove encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 25 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 25 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Secret Cove reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 25 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (30 vs 25) makes Tranquil Aqua the marginally brighter of the two.
Secret Cove reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Mauve Tinge reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 25), opening up a space where Secret Cove encloses it.
At LRV 50 vs 25, Studio Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Truly Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Heavenly White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 25), opening up a space where Secret Cove encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 25, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (35 vs 25) makes Palisade the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 25 vs 13, Secret Cove is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (30 vs 25) makes Tranquil Aqua the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 25, Languid Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 25, Dockside Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Powder Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 25 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Secret Cove reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Secret Cove reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 11), opening up a space where Tempe Star encloses it.
Secret Cove reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 11), opening up a space where Bunglehouse Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 25 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Secret Cove reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Escape a fast-paced world with this deep denim blue. This cool midtone is perfect for a tranquil bedroom sanctum.