Oyster Bay (SW 6206)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Oyster Bay (SW 6206) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 44, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oyster Bay
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Oyster Bay 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 Oyster Bay, 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 | Sea Haze | 2137-50 | 45.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Verdigris | PPU12-14 | 46.6 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Coastal Jetty | 5007-1C | 42 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Light Drizzle | 1033-4 | 41 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Oyster Bay (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than Oyster Bay
Darker than Oyster Bay
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6206 |
| Hex | #AEB3A9 |
| RGB | 174, 179, 169 |
| HSL | 90°, 6%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.3, -3.6, 4.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oyster Bay (SW 6206), published as #AEB3A9
#9DA9A7
#BFBDA9
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Sherwin-Williams
Comparisons that include Oyster Bay (SW 6206)
More from Sherwin-Williams
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oyster Bay (SW 6206)?
- Oyster Bay has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Oyster Bay is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Oyster Bay in another brand?
- Sea Haze (BM 2137-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Oyster Bay warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Oyster Bay 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.