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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
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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

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

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.