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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6456

Sherwin-Williams Slow Green#C6D5C9 · LRV 64

Slow Green reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6456 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS SLOW GREEN
RGB 198, 213, 201 LRV 64

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Slow Green
SKU SW 6456
Hex #C6D5C9
RGB 198, 213, 201
HSL 132°, 15%, 81%
LRV 64
Undertone green / cool
Family Gray

About Sherwin-Williams Slow Green

At LRV 64, Slow Green 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.

Slow Green 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
Marble Green
SKU 0454 · #CBD4C8 · LRV 64
ΔE 2.32 (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 0.37
All gray at Valspar →
8003-36B
#C7D5C9
Juniper Mist
ΔE 0.37 · LRV 64
5006-5B
#C4D5C8
Aloe Vera
ΔE 0.86 · LRV 63.7
5002-3A
#C7D6CD
Distant Valley
ΔE 1.3 · LRV 64.5
8003-33B
#C7D3C2
Budding Green
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 63
T636
#C7D3C2
Budding Green
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 62.6

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.98
All gray at Behr →
N380-2
#CAD8CD
Heath Gray
ΔE 0.98 · LRV 66
N360-2
#C9D5CC
Silver Marlin
ΔE 1.79 · LRV 64
790C-3
#CCD6CA
Dolphin Fin
ΔE 1.98 · LRV 65
MQ3-21
#CAD6CE
Breezeway
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 65
BNC-07
#C6D7D1
Frosted Silver
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 65

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.18
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC783
#C1D1C4
Opaline
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 61
DE6283
#C8D1C4
Granite
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 62
DE5653
#CAD6C4
Green Lane
ΔE 2.54 · LRV 65
DE5646
#BFD4C4
Garden Statue
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 62
DE6269
#D0D2C5
Particular Mint
ΔE 5.29 · LRV 64

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.21
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
10-31
#C4D1C6
White Clover
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 61
1129-2
#CAD5C8
Falling Star
ΔE 1.55 · LRV 64
1138-2
#C4D7CF
Geyser
ΔE 2.16 · LRV 65
1139-2
#BFD6C8
Malted Mint
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 63
1129-3
#CDD4C6
Castaway
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 64

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.3
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
701
#C7D6CD
Swept Away
ΔE 1.3 · LRV 63
AF-485
#C9D4C8
Crystalline
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 63
631
#C3D8CC
Aberdeen Green
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 64
HC-141
#CCD4C4
Hollingsworth Green
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 63
CSP-665
#CBD3CC
Cool Breeze
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 63

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.51
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 3.06 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 5.33 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 7.42 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 9.93 · LRV 63

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.01
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 2.01 · LRV 59
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 6.52 · LRV 62
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 6.7 · LRV 61
NO. 201
#D9D2C1
Shaded White
ΔE 9.45 · LRV 65
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 10.68 · LRV 63

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.36
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 2.36 · LRV 67
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 4.34 · LRV 61
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 6.27 · LRV 63
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 6.91 · LRV 62
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 7.81 · LRV 59

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.46
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 9.46 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 10.78 · LRV 73
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 13.84 · LRV 51
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 19.79 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 24.16 · LRV 53

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Slow Green 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 6463
Breaktime
LRV 66
SW 6204
Sea Salt
LRV 63
SW 6449
Topiary Tint
LRV 65
SW 6470
Waterscape
LRV 61
SW 6477
Tidewater
LRV 65
SW 59
Frostwork
LRV 62

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C6D5C9 in HSL space. Pair Slow Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C6D5C9 + #D5C6D2
TRIADIC
#C6D5C9 · #C9C6D5 · #D5C9C6
ANALOGOUS
#CBD5C6 · #C6D5C9 · #C6D5D1

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.53:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.76:1 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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