Liveable Green (SW 6176)
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Liveable Green (SW 6176) is a light, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Liveable Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Liveable Green by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Liveable Green, 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 | Spring Thaw | 1508 | 62 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mountain Haze | 400E-3 | 62.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Brown Buzz | 6005-3B | 57 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mix Or Match | 1031-1 | 60 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Liveable Green (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Liveable Green
Darker than Liveable Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6176 |
| Hex | #CECEBD |
| RGB | 206, 206, 189 |
| HSL | 60°, 15%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.4, -3.0, 8.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Liveable Green (SW 6176), published as #CECEBD
#BDC4BB
#E0D8BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Liveable Green (SW 6176)?
- Liveable Green has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Liveable Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Liveable Green in another brand?
- Mix Or Match (PPG 1031-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Liveable Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Liveable Green as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.5; 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.