Sleepy Blue
Sleepy Blue is a Blue paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its blue classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#BCCBCELRV
57.86
Sleepy Blue's Color Strip
Sleepy Blue is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. As part of strip 220, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Sleepy Blue in Rooms
Follow Sleepy Blue from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 15 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
11 Misc Photos
These 11 misc images show how Sleepy Blue (6225) can sit beside a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Hallway walls painted in Sleepy Blue create a serene, restful passage.
@coastalpaintingservicesllc
2 Bathroom Photos
2 bathroom images trace Sleepy Blue (6225) through the contrast between bright mornings and quieter evening light. Its place within 2020 Alive and Living Well hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Bathroom walls painted in Sleepy Blue establish a spa-like, calming retreat.
@cottonwood_grove
Bathroom vanity and walls in Sleepy Blue create peaceful serenity.
@mopaintingandreno
2 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
Across 2 kitchen cabinets images, Sleepy Blue (6225) meets light moving across doors, rails and recessed panels. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Kitchen cabinets finished in Sleepy Blue blend functionality with soft charm.
@thatcabinetstore
Lower cabinets painted in Sleepy Blue add subtle, soothing color.
@vpellydesigner
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 73 vs 58, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Trim Color
At LRV 73 vs 58, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sleepy Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (58 vs 53) makes Sleepy Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Little Boy Blu reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Sleepy Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Balmy reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lullaby reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 76 vs 58, Mauve Tinge is decisively the brighter choice.
Sleepy Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 35, Sleepy Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 58, Heavenly White is decisively the brighter choice.
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Sleepy Blue encloses it.
Sleepy Blue reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 35), opening up a space where Palisade encloses it.
Sleepy Blue reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 5), opening up a space where Bitter Chocolate encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Glass Bead reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 58), opening up a space where Sleepy Blue encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Hinting Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 58, Sky High is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Silent Ripple is decisively the brighter choice.
Little Boy Blu reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Sleepy Blue reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 30), opening up a space where Tranquil Aqua encloses it.
Sleepy Blue reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Languid Blue encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 29, Sleepy Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Sleepy Blue reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Interesting Aqua encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 41, Sleepy Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Drift off into this gentle blue. Light, warm and comforting, this hue feels heavenly in bedrooms and nurseries.