Olympus White (SW 6253)
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Olympus White (SW 6253) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Olympus White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Olympus White 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 Olympus White, 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 | Bunny Gray | 2124-50 | 68.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Gray Shimmer | MQ3-25 | 68.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Morning Lake | 7004-21 | 67 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Thin Ice | 1001-3 | 71 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Olympus White (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Olympus White
Darker than Olympus White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6253 |
| Hex | #D4D8D7 |
| RGB | 212, 216, 215 |
| HSL | 165°, 5%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.0, -1.5, 0.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Olympus White (SW 6253), published as #D4D8D7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Olympus White (SW 6253)?
- Olympus White has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Olympus White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Olympus White in another brand?
- Gray Shimmer (Behr MQ3-25) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Olympus White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Olympus White as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.0; 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.