Austere Gray (SW 6184)
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Austere Gray (SW 6184) is a medium, warm gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Austere Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Austere 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 Austere 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 | Horizon Gray | 2141-50 | 50.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Arbor Hollow | ECC-37-1 | 53.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sandy Sage | 5008-1C | 48 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Misty Meadow | 1031-2 | 52 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Austere Gray (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Austere Gray
Darker than Austere Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6184 |
| Hex | #BEBFB2 |
| RGB | 190, 191, 178 |
| HSL | 65°, 9%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.9, -2.7, 6.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Austere Gray (SW 6184), published as #BEBFB2
#ADB5B0
#D0C9B2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Austere Gray (SW 6184)?
- Austere Gray has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Austere Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Austere Gray in another brand?
- Arbor Hollow (Behr ECC-37-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Austere Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Austere Gray as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.4; 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.