Samovar Silver (SW 6233)
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Samovar Silver (SW 6233) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Samovar Silver
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Samovar Silver 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 Samovar Silver, 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 | Winter Solstice | 1605 | 50.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | French Silver | PPU18-05 | 49.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Autumn Fog | 4007-1B | 48 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Maiden Mist | 1039-2 | 52 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Samovar Silver (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Samovar Silver
Darker than Samovar Silver
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6233 |
| Hex | #B8BEBE |
| RGB | 184, 190, 190 |
| HSL | 180°, 4%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.5, -2.1, -0.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Samovar Silver (SW 6233), published as #B8BEBE
#A6B4BC
#CAC8BE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Samovar Silver (SW 6233)?
- Samovar Silver has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Samovar Silver is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Samovar Silver in another brand?
- Winter Solstice (BM 1605) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Samovar Silver warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Samovar Silver as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.7; 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.