Pewter Green (SW 6208)
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Pewter Green (SW 6208) is a very deep, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pewter Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Pewter Green 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 Pewter Green, 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 | Dark Olive | 2140-30 | 13.5 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Painted Turtle | 710F-6 | 13.2 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Flora | 5004-2C | 12 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Plunge Pool | 1029-7 | 13 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Pewter Green (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Pewter Green
Darker than Pewter Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6208 |
| Hex | #5E6259 |
| RGB | 94, 98, 89 |
| HSL | 87°, 5%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.0, -3.4, 4.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pewter Green (SW 6208), published as #5E6259
#4F5957
#6D6B59
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pewter Green (SW 6208)?
- Pewter Green has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pewter Green is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pewter Green in another brand?
- Flora (Valspar 5004-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Pewter Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Pewter Green as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.6; 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.