Sherwin-Williams · SW 6244
Naval on house exteriors
- Color family
- Deep navy
- Digital swatch
- #2F3D4C
Where I’d start
Check the siding around the light window surrounds. The contrast helps the blue read at a distance.
See Naval on more houses
Look at the color next to the roof, stone or wood you’d actually be keeping.
Porch cottage
A covered porch and a burgundy entry door
Open this houseFoursquare with a covered porch
Broad siding and a shaded porch
Open this houseModern cottage entry
A deep doorway beside pale siding
Open this houseSame house, three colors
Start at the edge where the siding meets an existing finish. Then step back and compare the whole facade.
Naval
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6244Clapboard, light trim and a natural wood door.
Grays Harbor
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6236Grays Harbor gives you a softer, grayer blue direction.
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7069Iron Ore shows what the same elevation looks like with a charcoal instead of navy.
How we compared them. Recoat applied each named paint to the same prepared siding area of an illustrative demo photo. Each view uses the same framing and original finishes around the painted area.
Before you pick a sample
Choosing between shades?
Does Naval look black in shade?
It can get very deep on a sheltered wall. Sample next to the whitest fixed trim, then check the brightest siding so you can see how much blue the house will show through the day.
See Grays Harbor in its own guideBefore you buy a gallon
Three checks to make where you’ll actually paint.
Start with the hardest spot
Start where the siding meets the finish you’re keeping.
Compare generous samples
Set Naval and your closest alternative next to each other on separate sample boards.
Look in different light
Look from the sidewalk, then move the sample under the eaves to see the shaded version.
