Retreat (SW 6207) vs Pewter Green (SW 6208)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Retreat, LRV 21 vs 12.
- Warmer
- About the same, both green-gray (Lab b* 4.7 vs 4.6).
- North rooms
- Retreat: keeps more brightness (L* 48.9 vs 36.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.8 vs 1.3).
- Trim that works
- Green Glimpse SW 9676, #E7EAE3, LRV 82: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 11.6, clearly different. At 11.6, treat them as different colors.
See each color
Retreat (SW 6207) is lighter than Pewter Green (SW 6208) and about as warm: LRV 21 vs 12, deltaE 11.6 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Retreat | Pewter Green | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6207 | SW 6208 | |
| Hex | #7A8076 | #5E6259 | |
| RGB | 122, 128, 118 | 94, 98, 89 | |
| HSL | 96°, 4%, 48% | 87°, 5%, 37% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 | 12 | +9 |
| Lab L* | 52.8 | 41.0 | +11.9 |
| Lab a* | -4.2 | -3.4 | −0.8 |
| Lab b* | 4.7 | 4.6 | +0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Gray | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Retreat (SW 6207), published as #7A8076
#6A7774
#8A8976
Pewter Green (SW 6208), published as #5E6259
#4F5957
#6D6B59
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 Retreat (SW 6207) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 9 LRV points lighter (21 vs 12), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Retreat in other brands
Closest matches to Pewter Green in other brands
Common questions
- Is Retreat the same color as Pewter Green?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 11.6. Retreat and Pewter Green are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Retreat or Pewter Green?
- Retreat, with an LRV of 21 against 12.
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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.