Shade-Grown (SW 6188)
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Shade-Grown (SW 6188) is a very deep, warm gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shade-Grown
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Shade-Grown by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Shade-Grown, 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 | Tuscany Green | 2140-20 | 9.6 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Twilight Forest | ECC-47-3 | 9.3 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Blackened Pine | 5003-2C | 9 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Licorice | 1009-7 | 8 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Shade-Grown (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Shade-Grown
Darker than Shade-Grown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6188 |
| Hex | #4E5147 |
| RGB | 78, 81, 71 |
| HSL | 78°, 7%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.9, -3.3, 5.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shade-Grown (SW 6188), published as #4E5147
#3F4846
#5D5A47
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shade-Grown (SW 6188)?
- Shade-Grown has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shade-Grown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Shade-Grown in another brand?
- Licorice (PPG 1009-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Shade-Grown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Shade-Grown as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.5; 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.