Sherwin Williams Escape Gray SW 6185 paint color review
Let’s dive into a full Escape Gray paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful SW 6185. Find out if this gorgeous warm green paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.
| Official color page: | Escape Gray SW 6185 |
| Color code: | SW 6185 |
| Color name: | Escape Gray |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Color collections: | Living Well - Unwind |
Escape Gray for bedroom
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We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing Beige shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm Mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
Escape Gray for living room
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Check out this stunning Mid-tone used in real living rooms. Explore how this Green color shade can create a unique space
Sherwin Williams SW 6185 for bathroom
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SW 6185 on kitchen cabinets
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Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
Escape Gray for exterior
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Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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View the photos of real spaces painted with this that were not included in specific categories.Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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LRV of Escape Gray
Escape Gray SW 6185 has an LRV of 40.59% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).
Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 40.59% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.
What are Sherwin Williams Escape Gray undertones?
Yellow is Sherwin Williams Escape Gray undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate
HEX value
HEX value:
#ABAC9F
RGB code:
171, 172, 159
Is Sherwin Williams Escape Gray SW 6185 cool or warm?
With a hue of 65° this Green refers warm paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
SW 6185 Escape Gray HSL code: 65, 7%, 65%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
- Warm Green will make even large rooms feel cozy and intimate
- Warm Grey undertones tend to make you feel happy, energized and playful
- Warm paint colors are ideal for kitchens, living rooms or bathrooms
- Warmer hues make larger spaces feel more inviting
Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Escape Gray:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. It's the perfect hue combination, but with no accent decor it's pretty boring.
Lighter shades
Sherwin Williams SW 6185 Escape Gray
Darker shades
Color comparison
Escape Gray SW 6185 vs Gateway Gray SW 7644
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Escape Gray SW 6185 vs Willow Tree SW 7741
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Color codes
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| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #abac9f |  |
| RGB Decimal | 171, 172, 159 | |
| RGB Percent | 67.06%, 67.45%, 62.35% | |
| HSV | Hue: 65° Saturation: 7.56% Value: 67.45% | |
| HSL | hsl(65, 7, 65) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.58 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 7.56 Key: 32.55 | |
| YIQ | Y: 170.219 I: 3.582 Q: -4.257 | |
| XYZ | X: 37.804 Y: 40.666 Z: 38.649 | |
| CIE Lab | L:69.942 a:-2.73 b:6.566 | |
| CIE Luv | L:69.942 u:0.138 v:9.889 | |
| Decimal | 11250847 | |
| Hunter lab | 63.77, -5.781, 8.705 | |
