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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6163

Sherwin-Williams Grassland#C1BCA7 · LRV 50

Grassland reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6163 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS GRASSLAND
RGB 193, 188, 167 LRV 50

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Grassland
SKU SW 6163
Hex #C1BCA7
RGB 193, 188, 167
HSL 48°, 17%, 71%
LRV 50
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Sherwin-Williams Grassland

At LRV 50, Grassland is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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.

Grassland 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
Soft Leather
SKU 0336 · #C5BAA6 · LRV 50
ΔE 3.15 (close)
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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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.12
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1027-3
#BEB9A2
Heavy Hammock
ΔE 1.12 · LRV 48
1102-3
#C4BAA1
Dancing Dolphin
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 49
1032-2
#BDBBAD
Hurricane Haze
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 49
1097-4
#C9BBA3
Dusty Trail
ΔE 4.15 · LRV 51
15-25
#C8BCAB
Stonington
ΔE 4.38 · LRV 51

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.13
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6234
#C5C0AC
Serene Thought
ΔE 1.13 · LRV 53
DEC780
#B6BAA4
Tickled Crow
ΔE 4.36 · LRV 48
DEC752
#CCBEAC
Birchwood
ΔE 5.17 · LRV 53
DEC766
#C5B5A4
Steveareno Beige
ΔE 6.42 · LRV 48
DE6129
#CDB9A2
Rustic Taupe
ΔE 7 · LRV 50

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.17
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1530
#C0BBA9
Senora Gray
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 48
CW-30
#C5BCA2
Market Square Shell
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 50
CW-145
#C8BCA7
Brick House Tan
ΔE 3.49 · LRV
984
#C4BAAA
Stone Hearth
ΔE 3.73 · LRV 48
CSP-65
#C4BAAB
Old Soul
ΔE 4.08 · LRV

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.49
All neutral at Behr →
PPU8-18
#C4BCA7
Celery Powder
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 50
HDC-FL13-10
#C2BBAB
Wilderness Gray
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 50
N220-3
#BCBBAE
Smokestack
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 49
HDC-NT-09
#C4B7A1
Basic Khaki
ΔE 3.96 · LRV 48
MQ2-26
#C7B8A0
Windsor Tan
ΔE 4.66 · LRV 49

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.33
All neutral at Valspar →
8004-26C
#C0BDAE
Mother Nature
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 51
8004-25C
#C2B8A1
Seine and Sensibility
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 48
V146-3
#C2B8A1
Seine and Sensibility
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 48.5
8003-27C
#C4BCA0
Good to Grow
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 50
8003-30C
#BBBCA4
Sweet Clover
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 49

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.99
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 234
#BABBA5
Vert de Terre
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 49
NO. 283
#C9BEAB
Drop Cloth
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 52
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 53
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 4.89 · LRV 52
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 6.53 · LRV 49

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.14
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-48
#C2BFA2
Gold Moss
ΔE 3.14 · LRV 51
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 4.08 · LRV 50
JG-19
#BDB7AC
Sunday Stroll
ΔE 4.48 · LRV 48
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 4.81 · LRV 53
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 7.02 · LRV 51

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.32
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 8.03 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 8.12 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 8.97 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-49
#ABBD9F
Avocado Toast
ΔE 9.91 · LRV 48

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.4
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 5.4 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 12.62 · LRV 60
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 14.29 · LRV 41
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 16.23 · LRV 53
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 19.15 · LRV 51

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Grassland 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 6177
Softened Green
LRV 49
SW 7638
Jogging Path
LRV 49
SW 6149
Relaxed Khaki
LRV 50
SW 6170
Techno Gray
LRV 49
SW 9173
Shiitake
LRV 51
SW 7506
Loggia
LRV 48

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C1BCA7 in HSL space. Pair Grassland with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C1BCA7 + #A7ACC1
TRIADIC
#C1BCA7 · #A7C1BC · #BCA7C1
ANALOGOUS
#C1AFA7 · #C1BCA7 · #B9C1A7

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.91:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.02:1 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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