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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6191

Sherwin-Williams Contented#BDC0B3 · LRV 52

Contented reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6191 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CONTENTED
RGB 189, 192, 179 LRV 52

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Contented
SKU SW 6191
Hex #BDC0B3
RGB 189, 192, 179
HSL 74°, 9%, 73%
LRV 52
Undertone green / cool
Family Neutral

About Sherwin-Williams Contented

At LRV 52, Contented is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Contented is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

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
Fiorito
SKU 0371 · #BFBFAF · LRV 51
ΔE 1.71 (near-perfect)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

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.

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.03
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 1.03 · LRV 53
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 49
NO. 234
#BABBA5
Vert de Terre
ΔE 3.77 · LRV 49
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 5.03 · LRV 52
NO. 283
#C9BEAB
Drop Cloth
ΔE 6.69 · LRV 52

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.14
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
2141-50
#BFC0B1
Horizon Gray
ΔE 1.14 · LRV
1486
#C1BFB1
Winterwood
ΔE 2.35 · LRV
472
#B9C0AD
Aganthus Green
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 50
1481
#BBBEB8
Half Moon Crest
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 51
861
#C3BDB1
Shale
ΔE 4.62 · LRV 50

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.25
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1031-2
#BEC0B0
Misty Meadow
ΔE 1.25 · LRV 52
1128-4
#BEC4B7
Balsam
ΔE 1.59 · LRV 54
1032-2
#BDBBAD
Hurricane Haze
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 49
1126-4
#BFC3AE
Side Kick
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 53
1010-3
#BABDB8
Solstice
ΔE 3.71 · LRV 50

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.6
All neutral at Behr →
UL210-8
#C0C2B8
Silver Sage
ΔE 1.6 · LRV 53
PPU11-11
#BDC4B6
Summer Green
ΔE 2.01 · LRV 54
710E-3
#BEC3BC
Rhino
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 54
PPU8-17
#C5C0B1
Fortress Stone
ΔE 3.83 · LRV 53
QE-50
#BFBFBA
Gull Gray
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 52

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.67
All neutral at Valspar →
8004-27B
#BCBCAE
Wharf Wind
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 50
8004-26C
#C0BDAE
Mother Nature
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 51
T637
#BBC5B8
Dusty Green
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 53.9
T678
#BDC2BC
Sleepy
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 52.9
8006-2D
#C1BBB0
Ask Me Anything
ΔE 4.87 · LRV 50

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.77
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 1.77 · LRV 51
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 53
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 50
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 6.38 · LRV 50
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 7.95 · LRV 51

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.24
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 4.78 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 4.91 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 8.45 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 9.85 · LRV 54

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.33
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6290
#BCC4BD
Ashwood
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 54
DEC782
#B9C3B3
Belize Green
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 53
DE6234
#C5C0AC
Serene Thought
ΔE 4.26 · LRV 53
DE6297
#B6C4BD
Patina Creek
ΔE 5.03 · LRV 53
DEC795
#C3C0BB
Gray Pearl
ΔE 5.32 · LRV 53

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.33
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 6.33 · LRV 65
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 10.59 · LRV 41
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 15.02 · LRV 60
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 15.06 · LRV 51
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 18.65 · LRV 53

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Contented within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

SW 6184
Austere Gray
LRV 51
SW 2844
Roycroft Mist Gray
LRV 51
SW 7065
Argos
LRV 51
SW 6205
Comfort Gray
LRV 54
SW 1015
Skyline Steel
LRV 53
SW 7649
Silverplate
LRV 53

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #BDC0B3 in HSL space. Pair Contented with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BDC0B3 + #B6B3C0
TRIADIC
#BDC0B3 · #B3BDC0 · #C0B3BD
ANALOGOUS
#C0BCB3 · #BDC0B3 · #B7C0B3

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.85:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.35:1 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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