Chatroom (SW 6171)
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Chatroom (SW 6171) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chatroom
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Chatroom 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 Chatroom, 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 | Herbal Escape | 1487 | 40 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mountain Shade | ECC-47-1 | 40.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hunter's White | 6002-1B | 42 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sharkskin | 1025-4 | 40 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Chatroom (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Chatroom
Darker than Chatroom
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6171 |
| Hex | #B0AB9C |
| RGB | 176, 171, 156 |
| HSL | 45°, 11%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.0, -0.9, 8.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chatroom (SW 6171), published as #B0AB9C
#A0A19A
#C1B59C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chatroom (SW 6171)?
- Chatroom has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chatroom is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Chatroom in another brand?
- Mountain Shade (Behr ECC-47-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chatroom warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Chatroom as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.4; 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.