Liveable Green (SW 6176) vs Sea Salt (SW 6204)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Sea Salt, LRV 63 vs 61.
- Warmer
- Liveable Green, both green-gray (Lab b* 8.5 vs 3.4).
- North rooms
- Sea Salt: keeps more brightness (L* 79.6 vs 78.4 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 3.5).
- Trim that works
- Spinach White SW 6434, #E4E8DA, LRV 79: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 4.2, noticeably different. At 4.2, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Liveable Green
More comparisons with Liveable Green
Liveable Green (SW 6176) is slightly darker than Sea Salt (SW 6204) and warmer: LRV 61 vs 63, deltaE 4.2 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Liveable Green | Sea Salt | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6176 | SW 6204 | |
| Hex | #CECEBD | #CDD2CA | |
| RGB | 206, 206, 189 | 205, 210, 202 | |
| HSL | 60°, 15%, 77% | 97°, 8%, 81% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 | 63 | −2 |
| Lab L* | 82.4 | 83.6 | −1.3 |
| Lab a* | -3.0 | -3.1 | +0.2 |
| Lab b* | 8.5 | 3.4 | +5.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Cool Blue-Green | |
| Temperature | warm | cool | |
| Color family | Green | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Liveable Green (SW 6176), published as #CECEBD
#BDC4BB
#E0D8BD
Sea Salt (SW 6204), published as #CDD2CA
#BBC8C8
#DFDCCA
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 Sea Salt (SW 6204) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2 LRV points lighter (63 vs 61), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Sea Salt (SW 6204) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 3.4 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 Sea Salt in other brands
Common questions
- Is Liveable Green the same color as Sea Salt?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.2. Most people can see the difference between Liveable Green and Sea Salt side by side.
- Which is lighter, Liveable Green or Sea Salt?
- Sea Salt, with an LRV of 63 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.