Rain (SW 6219)
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Rain (SW 6219) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rain
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rain 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 Rain, 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 | Wedgewood Gray | HC-146 | 49.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Gray Wool | MQ6-04 | 47.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blue Arrow | 5001-3C | 42 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Blue Willow | 1145-4 | 47 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Rain (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Rain
Darker than Rain
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6219 |
| Hex | #ABBEBF |
| RGB | 171, 190, 191 |
| HSL | 183°, 14%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.6, -6.3, -2.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rain (SW 6219), published as #ABBEBF
#99B4BD
#BEC8BF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rain (SW 6219)?
- Rain has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rain is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Rain in another brand?
- Gray Wool (Behr MQ6-04) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rain warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rain as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.7; 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.