Quietude (SW 6212)
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Quietude (SW 6212) is a medium, neutral green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Quietude
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Quietude by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Quietude, 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 | Pleasant Valley | 696 | 50.5 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Quiet Teal | BXC-85 | 46.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | April Thicket | 5003-3C | 49 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Aquamarine Dream | 1135-4 | 53 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Quietude (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Quietude
Darker than Quietude
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6212 |
| Hex | #ADBBB2 |
| RGB | 173, 187, 178 |
| HSL | 141°, 9%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.6, -6.5, 2.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Quietude (SW 6212), published as #ADBBB2
#9CB1B0
#BFC5B2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Quietude (SW 6212)?
- Quietude has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Quietude is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Quietude in another brand?
- Quiet Teal (Behr BXC-85) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Quietude warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Quietude as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.9; 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.