Sensible Hue (SW 6198)
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Sensible Hue (SW 6198) is a medium, warm gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sensible Hue
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sensible Hue 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 Sensible Hue, 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 | Bone Black | CW-715 | 47.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Arid Plains | PPU25-07 | 45.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Soulful Grey | 6004-1B | 48 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ghost Writer | 1007-3 | 48 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Sensible Hue (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Sensible Hue
Darker than Sensible Hue
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6198 |
| Hex | #B6B5AB |
| RGB | 182, 181, 171 |
| HSL | 55°, 7%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.5, -1.5, 5.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sensible Hue (SW 6198), published as #B6B5AB
#A5ABA9
#C7BFAB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sensible Hue (SW 6198)?
- Sensible Hue has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sensible Hue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sensible Hue in another brand?
- Arid Plains (Behr PPU25-07) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sensible Hue warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sensible Hue as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.2; 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.