Liveable Green (SW 6176) vs Filmy Green (SW 6190)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Filmy Green, LRV 64 vs 61.
- Warmer
- Liveable Green, both green-gray (Lab b* 8.5 vs 5.7).
- North rooms
- Filmy Green: keeps more brightness (L* 80.2 vs 78.4 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.4 vs 3.5).
- Trim that works
- Spinach White SW 6434, #E4E8DA, LRV 79: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.4, noticeably different. At 2.4, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Liveable Green
More comparisons with Liveable Green
Liveable Green (SW 6176) is slightly darker than Filmy Green (SW 6190) and slightly warmer: LRV 61 vs 64, deltaE 2.4 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Liveable Green | Filmy Green | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6176 | SW 6190 | |
| Hex | #CECEBD | #D1D3C7 | |
| RGB | 206, 206, 189 | 209, 211, 199 | |
| HSL | 60°, 15%, 77% | 70°, 12%, 80% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 | 64 | −3 |
| Lab L* | 82.4 | 84.1 | −1.8 |
| Lab a* | -3.0 | -2.8 | −0.2 |
| Lab b* | 8.5 | 5.7 | +2.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Green | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Liveable Green (SW 6176), published as #CECEBD
#BDC4BB
#E0D8BD
Filmy Green (SW 6190), published as #D1D3C7
#C0C9C5
#E3DDC7
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Filmy Green (SW 6190) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 3 LRV points lighter (64 vs 61), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Filmy Green (SW 6190) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 5.7 against 8.5, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Liveable Green (SW 6176) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.5), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Liveable Green in other brands
Closest matches to Filmy Green in other brands
Common questions
- Is Liveable Green the same color as Filmy Green?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.4. Most people can see the difference between Liveable Green and Filmy Green side by side.
- Which is lighter, Liveable Green or Filmy Green?
- Filmy Green, with an LRV of 64 against 61.
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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.