Clary Sage (SW 6178) vs Coastal Plain (SW 6192)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Clary Sage, LRV 41 vs 37.
- Warmer
- Clary Sage, both green-gray (Lab b* 11.2 vs 8.5).
- North rooms
- Clary Sage keeps more brightness (L* 66.1 vs 63.0 in north light); Coastal Plain drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.5 vs 3.8).
- Trim that works
- Spinach White SW 6434, #E4E8DA, LRV 79: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.7, noticeably different. At 3.7, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Clary Sage (SW 6178) is slightly lighter than Coastal Plain (SW 6192) and slightly warmer: LRV 41 vs 37, deltaE 3.7 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Clary Sage | Coastal Plain | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6178 | SW 6192 | |
| Hex | #ACAD97 | #9FA694 | |
| RGB | 172, 173, 151 | 159, 166, 148 | |
| HSL | 63°, 12%, 64% | 83°, 9%, 62% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 | 37 | +4 |
| Lab L* | 70.1 | 67.1 | +3.0 |
| Lab a* | -4.3 | -5.8 | +1.6 |
| Lab b* | 11.2 | 8.5 | +2.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Cool Green | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Green | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Clary Sage (SW 6178), published as #ACAD97
#9CA395
#BDB797
Coastal Plain (SW 6192), published as #9FA694
#8E9C92
#B0B094
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 Clary Sage (SW 6178) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 4 LRV points lighter (41 vs 37), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Coastal Plain (SW 6192) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 8.5 against 11.2, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Clary Sage (SW 6178) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 11.2), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Clary Sage in other brands
Closest matches to Coastal Plain in other brands
Common questions
- Is Clary Sage the same color as Coastal Plain?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.7. Most people can see the difference between Clary Sage and Coastal Plain side by side.
- Which is lighter, Clary Sage or Coastal Plain?
- Clary Sage, with an LRV of 41 against 37.
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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.