Sherwin-Williams Rainwashed#A6BAB5 · LRV 47
Why this color. Pale aqua-blue that anchors most SW bathroom round-ups.
Rainwashed reads as a blue-green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6211 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Rainwashed |
| SKU | SW 6211 |
| Hex | #A6BAB5 |
| RGB | 166, 186, 181 |
| HSL | 165°, 13%, 69% |
| LRV | 47 |
| Undertone | blue-green / cool |
| Family | Teal |
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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 teal from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Behr
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Clare
Farrow & Ball
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A6BAB5 in HSL space. Pair Rainwashed with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.