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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6205

Sherwin-Williams Comfort Gray#B6BDB0 · LRV 47

Why this color. Sage-leaning gray-green; the SW spa-bath benchmark alongside Sea Salt.

Comfort Gray reads as a green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6205 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMFORT GRAY
RGB 182, 189, 176 LRV 47

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Comfort Gray
SKU SW 6205
Hex #B6BDB0
RGB 182, 189, 176
HSL 92°, 9%, 72%
LRV 47
Undertone green / cool
Family Neutral

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Fossilized
SKU 0581 · #B6B8B0 · LRV 47
ΔE 3.53 (noticeable)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.88
All neutral at Valspar →
8004-31D
#B5BCAD
Seaside Fog
ΔE 0.88 · LRV 49
8003-34D
#B1BCB1
Bog Fog
ΔE 1.84 · LRV 48
8004-28C
#B8BBAC
Light Patina
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 49
8004-27B
#BCBCAE
Wharf Wind
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 50
5006-1C
#B8B9B2
Granite Dust
ΔE 4.19 · LRV 48.1

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.38
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-46
#B3B9AA
Flower Jar
ΔE 1.38 · LRV 47
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 1.56 · LRV 51
JG-63
#AFBCAF
Freshly Cut Stems
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 48
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 5.09 · LRV 50
JG-19
#BDB7AC
Sunday Stroll
ΔE 6.62 · LRV 48

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.68
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
2138-50
#B1B9AF
Misted
ΔE 1.68 · LRV 47
2140-50
#BABCB2
Gray
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 50
1571
#B1BAB3
Imperial
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 48
1564
#B4BFBA
Beach
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 51
CW-715
#BAB9AF
Bone
ΔE 4.18 · LRV 48

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.02
All neutral at Behr →
MQ6-18
#B4BFB5
Recycled Glass
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 50
N320-4
#B3BBA9
Camping Tent
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 48
HDC-AC-21
#B7BBB4
Keystone Gray
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 49
N220-3
#BCBBAE
Smokestack
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 49
MQ6-23
#BCB9AF
Pumice
ΔE 5.18 · LRV 48

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.23
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC782
#B9C3B3
Belize Green
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 53
DE6270
#B5B8A8
Antique Coin
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 47
DEC780
#B6BAA4
Tickled Crow
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 48
DE5654
#AEBDA8
Fresh Thyme
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 48
DE6228
#BAB6A9
Play on Gray
ΔE 5.37 · LRV 47

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.59
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1031-2
#BEC0B0
Misty Meadow
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 52
1129-4
#B4C0AF
Coastal Crush
ΔE 2.7 · LRV 50
1032-2
#BDBBAD
Hurricane Haze
ΔE 4.12 · LRV 49
1010-3
#BABDB8
Solstice
ΔE 4.34 · LRV 50
1009-4
#B7B9B5
Gray Stone
ΔE 5.1 · LRV 48

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.74
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 53
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 49
NO. 84
#ADBDB2
Green Blue
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 48
NO. 234
#BABBA5
Vert de Terre
ΔE 4.13 · LRV 49
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 6.84 · LRV 52

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.79
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 5.9 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-49
#ABBD9F
Avocado Toast
ΔE 7.44 · LRV 48
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 9.17 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 10.07 · LRV 49

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B6BDB0 in HSL space. Pair Comfort Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B6BDB0 + #B7B0BD
TRIADIC
#B6BDB0 · #B0B6BD · #BDB0B6
ANALOGOUS
#BDBDB0 · #B6BDB0 · #B0BDB1

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.93:1 fail
Sample text on black
10.89:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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