Reticence (SW 6064)
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Reticence (SW 6064) is a light, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Reticence
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Reticence 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 Reticence, 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 | Charmeuse | AF-265 | 61.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Granite Dust | MQ3-06 | 62.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Sand Storm | 2004-10B | 59 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | River Rock | 18-02 | 62 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Reticence (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Reticence
Darker than Reticence
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6064 |
| Hex | #D9CDC3 |
| RGB | 217, 205, 195 |
| HSL | 27°, 22%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.1, 2.5, 6.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Reticence (SW 6064), published as #D9CDC3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Reticence (SW 6064)?
- Reticence has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Reticence is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Reticence in another brand?
- River Rock (PPG 18-02) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Reticence warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Reticence as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.5; 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.