North Star (SW 6246)
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North Star (SW 6246) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with North Star
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for North Star 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 North Star, 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 | Early Frost | CSP-590 | 60.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Absolute Zero | N490-1 | 64.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Silver Leaf | 4006-1A | 63 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ghost Whisperer | 1039-1 | 63 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to North Star (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than North Star
Darker than North Star
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6246 |
| Hex | #CAD0D2 |
| RGB | 202, 208, 210 |
| HSL | 195°, 8%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.1, -1.7, -1.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
North Star (SW 6246), published as #CAD0D2
#B8C6D0
#DCDAD2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of North Star (SW 6246)?
- North Star has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so North Star is a light color.
- What is the closest match to North Star in another brand?
- Early Frost (BM CSP-590) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is North Star warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists North Star as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.7; 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.