Aloof Gray (SW 6197)
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Aloof Gray (SW 6197) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 58, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Aloof Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Aloof 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 Aloof 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 | Stonington Gray | HC-170 | 59.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Whitewash Oak | PPU24-12 | 58.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Notre Dame | 5006-1B | 58 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Early Evening | 1006-3 | 57 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Aloof Gray (LRV 58) by LRV.
Lighter than Aloof Gray
Darker than Aloof Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6197 |
| Hex | #C9C9C0 |
| RGB | 201, 201, 192 |
| HSL | 60°, 8%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.7, -1.6, 4.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Aloof Gray (SW 6197), published as #C9C9C0
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#DBD3C0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Aloof Gray (SW 6197)?
- Aloof Gray has an LRV of 58. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Aloof Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Aloof Gray in another brand?
- Whitewash Oak (Behr PPU24-12) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Aloof Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Aloof Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.5; 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.