Mystical Shade (SW 6276)
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Mystical Shade (SW 6276) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mystical Shade
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Mystical Shade 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 Mystical Shade, 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 | Stormy Monday | 2112-50 | 40.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Classy | MQ5-04 | 41.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | London Coach | 4002-1B | 43 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Silver Service | 1004-4 | 41 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Mystical Shade (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Mystical Shade
Darker than Mystical Shade
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6276 |
| Hex | #AEA9AA |
| RGB | 174, 169, 170 |
| HSL | 348°, 3%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.7, 2.0, 0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mystical Shade (SW 6276), published as #AEA9AA
#9D9FA8
#BFB3AA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mystical Shade (SW 6276)?
- Mystical Shade has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mystical Shade is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mystical Shade in another brand?
- Silver Service (PPG 1004-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Mystical Shade warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Mystical Shade as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.1; 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.