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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6253

Sherwin-Williams Olympus White#D4D8D7 · LRV 68

Olympus White reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6253 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS OLYMPUS WHITE
RGB 212, 216, 215 LRV 68

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Olympus White
SKU SW 6253
Hex #D4D8D7
RGB 212, 216, 215
HSL 165°, 5%, 84%
LRV 68
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Sherwin-Williams Olympus White

At LRV 68, Olympus White is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Olympus White 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

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
Desired Dawn
SKU 1314 · #D8D7D9 · LRV 68
ΔE 3.34 (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 gray from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.48
All gray at Valspar →
8006-10A
#D5D8D7
Aerodynamic
ΔE 0.48 · LRV 68
4005-1A
#D5D6D4
Polar Star
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 67.1
V117-1
#D3DADB
Pond Frost
ΔE 1.55 · LRV 69
7004-10
#D7D9DA
Fragile Blue
ΔE 1.69 · LRV 69.3
V171
#D9D8D6
Thundersnow
ΔE 2.43 · LRV 69

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.12
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 1.12 · LRV 70
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 69
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 71
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 4.36 · LRV 71
NO. 274
#DDD8CF
Ammonite
ΔE 5.15 · LRV 69

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.14
All gray at Behr →
780E-3
#D3D5D4
Sterling
ΔE 1.14 · LRV 66
MQ3-25
#D4D6D7
Gray Shimmer
ΔE 1.68 · LRV 67
PPU12-13
#D3DBDB
Urban Mist
ΔE 1.82 · LRV 70
770E-2
#CFDBDB
Silver Screen
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 69
HDC-CT-23
#D1D9D2
Wind Fresh White
ΔE 3.75 · LRV 68

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.52
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1611
#D8D9D8
Graytint
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 69
1625
#D0D8D9
Blue Lace
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 66
1479
#D4D7D2
Alaskan Husky
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 67
864
#D4D8D2
Oystershell
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 68
HC-171
#D4D8D2
Wickham Gray
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 68

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.58
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6310
#D1D8D6
Rainy Season
ΔE 1.58 · LRV 68
DE6359
#D8DADB
Silver Setting
ΔE 1.75 · LRV 70
DE6352
#D5D7D9
December Sky
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 68
DEC791
#D8D7D3
Cloud
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 68
DE6296
#D1DAD5
Sculptural Silver
ΔE 3.28 · LRV 69

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.82
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1012-3
#D2D9DB
Tinsel
ΔE 1.82 · LRV 68
1010-2
#D6D7D2
Fog
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 68
1040-1
#CFD9DE
Zen
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 68
1144-1
#D0DBD7
Morning Fog
ΔE 3.67 · LRV 69
1004-1
#DCD8D7
Go To Gray
ΔE 4.11 · LRV 69

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.98
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 1.98 · LRV 62
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 3.45 · LRV 73
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 69
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 5.77 · LRV 70
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 8.44 · LRV 67

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.24
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 70
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 4.64 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 7.42 · LRV 67

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.65
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 6.65 · LRV 86
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 8.11 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 10.21 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 10.78 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 14.33 · LRV 60

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Olympus White 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 7661
Reflection
LRV 66
SW 7646
First Star
LRV 69
SW 6540
Starry Night
LRV 69
SW 6519
Hinting Blue
LRV 68
SW 6547
Silver Peony
LRV 68
SW 9166
Drift of Mist
LRV 69

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D4D8D7 in HSL space. Pair Olympus White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D4D8D7 + #D8D4D5
TRIADIC
#D4D8D7 · #D7D4D8 · #D8D7D4
ANALOGOUS
#D4D8D5 · #D4D8D7 · #D4D7D8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.44:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.6:1 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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