Sherwin Williams Abalone Shell SW 6050
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- Abalone Shell for bedroom (7 photos)
- Abalone Shell for living room (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Abalone Shell for bathroom (8 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Abalone Shell undertones?
- Is Abalone Shell SW 6050 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Abalone Shell
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Abalone Shell SW 6050
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Abalone Shell SW 6050 |
| Code: | SW 6050 |
| Name: | Abalone Shell |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well, Trendsetter |
What color is Sherwin Williams Abalone Shell?
Sherwin Williams Abalone Shell SW 6050 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable blush-pink cast. Its soft warmth keeps it from looking stark, while the grayed quality of the color prevents it from becoming overly sweet or peachy. In bright daylight, Abalone Shell can read as a gentle nude neutral; under warmer lamps, its rosy undertones become more apparent. It suits bedrooms, powder rooms, and living-area walls where a pale neutral needs a little more color than standard cream or beige. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, and deeper clay or brown accents.
Abalone Shell for bedroom (7 photos)
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Abalone Shell for living room (2 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this pink shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams SW 6050 for bathroom (8 photos)
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What are Sherwin Williams Abalone Shell undertones?
Abalone Shell reads as a light, very muted pink-beige with a soft orange-leaning warmth and low saturation. The supplied digital color shows only a subtle warm bias, so it can look more beige or lightly rosy depending on its surroundings and lighting. Sherwin-Williams classifies SW 6050 in its red color family, which fits its faint rosy cast even though the visible overall impression is pale and restrained. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its peachy-pink warmth, while cool daylight can make it appear quieter and slightly more beige.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
219, 199, 189
Is Sherwin Williams Abalone Shell cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 20°, this Pink reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 6050 Abalone Shell HSL code: 20, 29%, 80%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Abalone Shell
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Pink shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Abalone Shell:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
SW 6050
Abalone Shell
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Abalone Shell with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 200, such as Sherwin Williams Niebla Azul and Silver Lake.
LRV of Abalone Shell
Abalone Shell has an LRV of 59.51% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 59.51%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #dbc7bd |
| RGB Decimal | 219, 199, 189 |
| RGB Percent | 85.88%, 78.04%, 74.12% |
| HSV | Hue: 20° Saturation: 13.7% Value: 85.88% |
| HSL | hsl(20, 29, 80) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 9.13 Yellow: 13.7 Key: 14.12 |
| YIQ | Y: 203.84 I: 15.131 Q: 1.119 |
| XYZ | X: 58.821 Y: 59.582 Z: 56.532 |
| CIE Lab | L:81.611 a:5.354 b:7.547 |
| CIE Luv | L:81.611 u:12.553 v:10.112 |
| Decimal | 14403517 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.19, 0.941, 10.61 |
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