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Sherwin Williams Exterior Paint - Interesting Aqua or Aqua-Sphere?

last year

I'm wondering if anyone has used SW Interesting Aqua (or Aqua-Sphere) for their exterior? We're considering this paint color but concerned it may appear too washed out in bright sunlight. Would love to hear any thoughts or see pictures of similar paint colors that have been used. Thanks very much in advance!

Picture of SW Interesting Aqua on a home for reference:

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artemis78

last year

I have no idea how this translates to SW paints, but we are working with BM colors and looked at similar shades, and learned that some of their yellow and red pigments fade quickly in UV light, so colors that include those aren't great to use outside because they change. I imagine there is a similar rule of thumb for Sherwin-Williams. We learned which pigments to ask about and the paint store would run the formulas and tell us which included those and which didn't. Some of the aqua/teal colors did and others didn't. Might be worth looking into to see if the same applies to SW colors. I love the color otherwise!

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ShadyWillowFarm
last year
It’s beautiful. 🙂
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N Johnson
last year
Where do you live? Sunny climate? Which direction does the house face?
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kporter25
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The house faces north although the east side of the home faces a somewhat busy street and gets all the morning sun (when there is sun here in the PNW :) ...
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BeverlyFLADeziner
last year
That color won't look the same on a home that doesn't have the heavy contrast of the white trim.

Here is the same color on other homes.
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Kimbery Rodgers
6 months ago
Did you go with SW Aqua-sphere? I am looking at doing my exterior with that paint color with pure white trim and bronze light fixtures. The house will have a bronze metal awning on the front porch too
kporter25
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6 months ago
We did (actually Interesting Aqua, but I think they're very similar, if not the same). We chose Pure White for the trim as well. The color changes depending on the light, I really think it's a beautiful color. We picked black for the accent color (door, light fixture, mailbox) and I think bronze would look lovely, too!
Kimbery Rodgers
6 months ago
Thanks for sharing. My current house has blue arrow which was a Valspar paint. My house however has a brick front so I only see the color on the sides and in the back. It is very similar to Aqua-sphere. I love it so much I have used the same color every time it needed painting. It is a timeless color for me which makes me love my house forever.

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