Eclipse (SW 6166)
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Eclipse (SW 6166) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Eclipse
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Eclipse by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Eclipse, 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 | Country Life | 1490 | 15.7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Gladiator Gray | N370-6 | 14.8 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | City Arboretum | 6006-4C | 14 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Nevergreen | 1031-6 | 13 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Eclipse (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Eclipse
Darker than Eclipse
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6166 |
| Hex | #6B6757 |
| RGB | 107, 103, 87 |
| HSL | 48°, 10%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.5, -1.4, 9.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Eclipse (SW 6166), published as #6B6757
#5C5E56
#7A7057
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Eclipse (SW 6166)?
- Eclipse has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Eclipse is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Eclipse in another brand?
- Country Life (BM 1490) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Eclipse warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Eclipse as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.6; 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.