Sea Salt (SW 6204) vs Quietude (SW 6212)
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Sea Salt, LRV 63 vs 48.
- Warmer
- Sea Salt, both green-gray (Lab b* 3.4 vs 2.9).
- North rooms
- Sea Salt keeps more brightness (L* 79.6 vs 70.6 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Glimmer SW 6476, #E0E7E2, LRV 78: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 7.4, clearly different. At 7.4, treat them as different colors.
See each color
Sea Salt (SW 6204) is much lighter than Quietude (SW 6212) and about as warm: LRV 63 vs 48, deltaE 7.4 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Sea Salt | Quietude | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6204 | SW 6212 | |
| Hex | #CDD2CA | #ADBBB2 | |
| RGB | 205, 210, 202 | 173, 187, 178 | |
| HSL | 97°, 8%, 81% | 141°, 9%, 71% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 | 48 | +15 |
| Lab L* | 83.6 | 74.6 | +9.0 |
| Lab a* | -3.1 | -6.5 | +3.4 |
| Lab b* | 3.4 | 2.9 | +0.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue-Green | Cool Green | |
| Temperature | cool | neutral | |
| Color family | Gray | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Salt (SW 6204), published as #CDD2CA
#BBC8C8
#DFDCCA
Quietude (SW 6212), published as #ADBBB2
#9CB1B0
#BFC5B2
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 15 LRV points lighter (63 vs 48), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Sea Salt in other brands
Closest matches to Quietude in other brands
Common questions
- Is Sea Salt the same color as Quietude?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 7.4. Sea Salt and Quietude are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Sea Salt or Quietude?
- Sea Salt, with an LRV of 63 against 48.
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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.