Oyster Bay (SW 6206) vs Acacia Haze (SW 9132)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Oyster Bay, LRV 44 vs 32.
- Warmer
- About the same, both green-gray (Lab b* 4.5 vs 4.5).
- North rooms
- Oyster Bay keeps more brightness (L* 68.3 vs 59.5 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Green Glimpse SW 9676, #E7EAE3, LRV 82: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 6.9, clearly different. At 6.9, treat them as different colors.
See each color
Oyster Bay (SW 6206) is lighter than Acacia Haze (SW 9132) and about as warm: LRV 44 vs 32, deltaE 6.9 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Oyster Bay | Acacia Haze | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6206 | SW 9132 | |
| Hex | #AEB3A9 | #969C92 | |
| RGB | 174, 179, 169 | 150, 156, 146 | |
| HSL | 90°, 6%, 68% | 96°, 5%, 59% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 | 32 | +12 |
| Lab L* | 72.3 | 63.6 | +8.7 |
| Lab a* | -3.6 | -4.1 | +0.5 |
| Lab b* | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Gray | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oyster Bay (SW 6206), published as #AEB3A9
#9DA9A7
#BFBDA9
Acacia Haze (SW 9132), published as #969C92
#859290
#A7A692
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 Oyster Bay (SW 6206) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 12 LRV points lighter (44 vs 32), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Oyster Bay in other brands
Closest matches to Acacia Haze in other brands
Common questions
- Is Oyster Bay the same color as Acacia Haze?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 6.9. Oyster Bay and Acacia Haze are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Oyster Bay or Acacia Haze?
- Oyster Bay, with an LRV of 44 against 32.
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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.