Opaline (SW 6189)
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Opaline (SW 6189) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Opaline
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Opaline by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Opaline, 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 | Pearl Gray | 863 | 73.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Salt Cellar | PPU25-11 | 73.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Luna | 5005-3A | 73 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Anonymous | 1128-1 | 71 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Opaline (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Opaline
Darker than Opaline
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6189 |
| Hex | #DCDFD7 |
| RGB | 220, 223, 215 |
| HSL | 82°, 11%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.4, -2.4, 3.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Opaline (SW 6189), published as #DCDFD7
#CAD5D5
#EEE9D7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Opaline (SW 6189)?
- Opaline has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Opaline is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Opaline in another brand?
- Luna (Valspar 5005-3A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Opaline warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Opaline as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.6; 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.