Cross-brand matchCross-brand matchSherwin-Williams SW 6536 translated into the Behr line
The closest Behr paint to Sherwin-Williams Searching Blue (SW 6536) is Lead Cast MQ5-52, a delta-E of 0.72 away — a direct substitute: on a wall the two are the same color.
Light reflectance is effectively identical, 20.6 against 21.0. Undertone reads as blue against blue, at chroma 17.4 and 16.8.
Codes are not transferable between manufacturers and no brand publishes a conversion table, so every figure here is measured from the published hex values rather than taken from a chart.
| Behr color | ΔE | LRV | Undertone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead CastMQ5-52 | 0.72 | 21.0 | blue | Compare |
| Brisk BlueS530-5 | 1.23 | 22.0 | blue | Compare |
| ThundercloudS520-5 | 3.65 | 23.0 | blue | Compare |
| Mysteria580F-5 | 4.49 | 23.0 | blue undertone | Compare |
| Hilo BayPPU15-09 | 4.83 | 24.0 | blue | Compare |
| Magic Spell590F-5 | 5.11 | 25.0 | blue | Compare |