Upward is a relaxed, sky-like blue softened with gray, so it never feels too sweet. It reads airy in bright rooms and slightly grayer in shade. Sherwin-Williams' 2024 Color of the Year, it is lovely in bedrooms, bathrooms and nurseries.
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Undertone: Light breezy blue with a soft gray undertone.
LRV 57: Upward is a mid-tone: noticeably deeper than a white, but far from dark.
Where to use it: Bedroom, bathroom, nursery.
Trim: Upward pairs well with Pure White SW 7005 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Sherwin-Williams colors that work with Upward on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Upward 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 Upward (SW 6239) is #BFC9D0, which is rgb(191, 201, 208). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Sherwin-Williams Upward has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Upward is a mid-tone: noticeably deeper than a white, but far from dark.
Upward has a light breezy blue 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 Upward is Smoke (2122-40, #BAC8C9), which is very close by digital value (ΔE 3.7). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Behr color to Sherwin-Williams Upward is Light Drizzle (N480-1, #C9D3D7), which is very close by digital value (ΔE 3.9). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.