Storm Blue Sky

A color that sits comfortably in the middle: not so light it washes out, not so dark it needs justifying, with a blue that carries it. In the Vista Paint lineup this is 7367.

Light reflectance measures 25.0, which is enough to keep a room bright without bouncing light around. At chroma 17.4 the blue is clear in daylight and softer under lamps.

A reasonable choice for a room that needs to feel grounded without going as dark as a true accent color. South light flatters it. In a north-facing room it can turn cold, so sample that wall first. If a second wall color is wanted in the same room, PPG Go To Gray keeps the jump obvious rather than muddy (roughly 45 LRV points from this one).

Rooms already built around oranges and warm terracotta are the hardest fit for this color - the two are opposites, and opposites next to each other rarely feel calm.

Anything pale placed against this wall will look paler than it is; anything warm-metal will look warmer. Neither is an illusion the color plays deliberately - it is simple contrast, but worth planning rather than discovering. For layering, pair this with a clearly lighter mid-tone on a secondary wall or cabinetry, and keep the ceiling close to white. The gap between each step should be big enough to see without thinking about it (roughly 25.0 / 55 / 85 on the reflectance scale).

For anyone tied to a different brand, Sherwin-Williams Leisure Blue (SW 6515) is the nearest stand-in, at a delta-E of 2.4. Across the other brands, nothing lands within delta-E 2 of this one - there is no easy substitute. Matte holds the color truest; a subtle sheen will lift it half a shade under lamps.

It is lighter than 24 percent of the Vista Paint range. Vista Paint lists it in the K codes, alongside 1,318 other colors.