Pewter Green (SW 6208) vs Succulent (SW 9650)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Succulent, LRV 14 vs 12.
- Warmer
- Pewter Green, both green-gray (Lab b* 4.6 vs 3.1).
- North rooms
- Succulent: keeps more brightness (L* 40.5 vs 36.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 1.3).
- Trim that works
- Glimmer SW 6476, #E0E7E2, LRV 78: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 4.6, noticeably different. At 4.6, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Pewter Green (SW 6208) is slightly darker than Succulent (SW 9650) and slightly warmer: LRV 12 vs 14, deltaE 4.6 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Pewter Green | Succulent | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6208 | SW 9650 | |
| Hex | #5E6259 | #616C64 | |
| RGB | 94, 98, 89 | 97, 108, 100 | |
| HSL | 87°, 5%, 37% | 136°, 5%, 40% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 | 14 | −2 |
| Lab L* | 41.0 | 44.5 | −3.5 |
| Lab a* | -3.4 | -5.9 | +2.5 |
| Lab b* | 4.6 | 3.1 | +1.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Cool Green | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Gray | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pewter Green (SW 6208), published as #5E6259
#4F5957
#6D6B59
Succulent (SW 9650), published as #616C64
#516362
#717564
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 Succulent (SW 9650) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2 LRV points lighter (14 vs 12), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Succulent (SW 9650) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 3.1 against 4.6, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Pewter Green (SW 6208) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 4.6), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Pewter Green in other brands
Closest matches to Succulent in other brands
Common questions
- Is Pewter Green the same color as Succulent?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.6. Most people can see the difference between Pewter Green and Succulent side by side.
- Which is lighter, Pewter Green or Succulent?
- Succulent, with an LRV of 14 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.