Conservative Gray (SW 6183)
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Conservative Gray (SW 6183) is a light, warm gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Conservative Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Conservative Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Conservative Gray, 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 | Vapor Trails | 1556 | 61.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Eon | N370-2 | 64.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Bay Sands | 5008-1B | 61 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Metallic Mist | 1032-1 | 60 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Conservative Gray (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Conservative Gray
Darker than Conservative Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6183 |
| Hex | #D1D0C6 |
| RGB | 209, 208, 198 |
| HSL | 55°, 11%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.3, -1.4, 5.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Conservative Gray (SW 6183), published as #D1D0C6
#C0C6C4
#E3DAC6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Conservative Gray (SW 6183)?
- Conservative Gray has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Conservative Gray is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Conservative Gray in another brand?
- Eon (Behr N370-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Conservative Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Conservative Gray as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.1; 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.