Skyline Steel (SW 1015)
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Skyline Steel (SW 1015) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 52, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Skyline Steel
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Skyline Steel by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Skyline Steel, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Shale | 861 | 50.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Tanglewood | N320-3 | 51.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Frappé | 6003-1B | 49 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ashen | 1023-3 | 53 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Skyline Steel (LRV 52) by LRV.
Lighter than Skyline Steel
Darker than Skyline Steel
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 1015 |
| Hex | #C6BFB3 |
| RGB | 198, 191, 179 |
| HSL | 38°, 14%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.6, 0.4, 6.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Skyline Steel (SW 1015), published as #C6BFB3
#B5B5B1
#D7C9B3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Skyline Steel (SW 1015)?
- Skyline Steel has an LRV of 52. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Skyline Steel is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Skyline Steel in another brand?
- Tanglewood (Behr N320-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Skyline Steel warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Skyline Steel as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.9; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.