Quietude
Sherwin-Williams 6212
- HEX
- #ADBBB2
- RGB
- 173, 187, 178
- LAB
- 74.6, -6.5, 2.9
- LRV
- ≈ 48
- Family
- Light Gray, cool
- Nearest RAL
- 7038 Agate Grey
With an LRV of about 48, Quietude is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Quietude in other brands
- Quiet Teal Behr BXC-85 Green Very close ΔE 1.2
- Aquamarine Dream Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
- Green Blue Farrow & Ball 84 Green Very close ΔE 1.2
- Highland Falls 3 Dulux UK 1186787 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
- Graceful Green Plascon G3-D2-2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
- Sage Pond KILZ RG260-01 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.7
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
- Rainwashed Sherwin-Williams 6211 Light Gray
- Halcyon Green Sherwin-Williams 6213 Light Gray
- Very close ΔE 0.0
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
- Protanopia Reads as light gray
- Tritanopia Reads as light gray
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns yellow
- Neutral, 4000 K Turns green
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Quietude warm or cool?
Cool. Its LAB b value of 2.9 and a value of -6.5 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Behr color to Quietude?
Quiet Teal (BXC-85), at ΔE 1.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Quietude?
≈ 48. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.