Thunderous (SW 6201)
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Thunderous (SW 6201) is a very deep, warm gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Thunderous
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Thunderous 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 Thunderous, 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 | Sharkskin | 2139-30 | 16.2 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Bonsai Trunk | N380-6 | 15 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Cosmopolitan Olive | 5008-2C | 14 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Armory | 1009-6 | 15 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Thunderous (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Thunderous
Darker than Thunderous
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6201 |
| Hex | #6D6C62 |
| RGB | 109, 108, 98 |
| HSL | 55°, 5%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.4, -1.6, 5.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Thunderous (SW 6201), published as #6D6C62
#5E6360
#7D7562
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Thunderous (SW 6201)?
- Thunderous has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Thunderous is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Thunderous in another brand?
- Bonsai Trunk (Behr N380-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Thunderous warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Thunderous as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.7; 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.