Tradewind is a soft, airy blue with a hint of green and gray that evokes sea mist. It reads clearly blue in daylight and calmer gray-aqua in shade. It is a popular choice for bathrooms, bedrooms and coastal-style rooms.
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Undertone: Light blue-green with a soft gray undertone.
LRV 61: Tradewind is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Where to use it: Bathroom, bedroom, nursery.
Trim: Tradewind pairs well with Pure White SW 7005 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Sherwin-Williams colors that work with Tradewind on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Tradewind from Benjamin Moore and Behr, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
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The digital hex value for Sherwin-Williams Tradewind (SW 6218) is #C2CFCF, which is rgb(194, 207, 207). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Sherwin-Williams Tradewind has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Tradewind is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Tradewind has a light blue-green with a soft gray undertone undertone. By its digital value it sits on the cool side, but north-facing light will cool it down and warm bulbs will warm it up, so test a sample in the room where you plan to use it.
The closest Benjamin Moore color to Sherwin-Williams Tradewind is Pale Smoke (1584, #C9D3D0), which is very close by digital value (ΔE 2.5). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Behr color to Sherwin-Williams Tradewind is Light French Gray (720E-2, #C9CFCC), which is very close by digital value (ΔE 2.9). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.