Sherwin Williams Cast Iron SW 6202

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Cast Iron for living room (5 photos)
Sherwin Williams Cast Iron for bathroom (1 photo)
Sherwin Williams SW 6202 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
Cast Iron for exterior (1 photo)
Sherwin Williams Cast Iron reviews (12 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Cast Iron undertones?
Is Cast Iron SW 6202 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cast Iron
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Cast Iron SW 6202
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Cast Iron SW 6202
Code:	SW 6202
Name:	Cast Iron
Brand:	Sherwin Williams

What color is Sherwin Williams Cast Iron?

Sherwin Williams Cast Iron SW 6202 is a muted charcoal gray with a noticeable olive-brown cast that keeps it from reading as a flat black. Its medium-dark depth gives walls definition without making them disappear, especially in rooms with ample natural light. In cooler light, Cast Iron can appear more graphite-like, while warm bulbs tend to bring out its earthy, greened undertone. It is well suited to cabinetry, built-ins, exterior trim, or a dining room where a darker color can frame lighter furnishings. Pair it with creamy off-whites, warm oak, aged brass, and natural stone to complement its subdued, mineral character.

Cast Iron for living room (5 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this green shade can create a unique space

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Sherwin Williams SW 6202 for bathroom

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm dark green real bathrooms.

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Sherwin Williams SW 6202 on kitchen cabinets

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm green hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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Cast Iron for exterior

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 green hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Sherwin Williams Cast Iron reviews (12 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this green that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

Sherwin Williams Cast Iron dining room interior idea

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Sherwin Williams Cast Iron dining room interior

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Sherwin Williams Cast Iron wall panelling color

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Sherwin Williams Cast Iron wall panelling

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Sherwin Williams Cast Iron Painted Furniture

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What are Sherwin Williams Cast Iron undertones?

Cast Iron reads as a deep, very muted green-gray with low saturation and a near-neutral overall character. In the supplied digital color, the subtle bias leans slightly yellow, which can make the green feel more olive than blue-green, though that shift is restrained. Sherwin-Williams classifies Cast Iron as a green, aligning with its visible green family rather than defining a separate manufacturer-stated undertone. Warm artificial light may bring out its muted yellow-olive cast, while cool daylight can make it appear a little grayer and less warm.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#64645A

RGB code:

100, 100, 90

Is Sherwin Williams Cast Iron cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 60°, this dark green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

SW 6202 Cast Iron HSL code: 60, 5%, 37%

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 Cast Iron

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 dark green shade looks under different lighting:

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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Cast Iron:

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 6202
Cast Iron

Darker shades

SW 6202
Cast Iron

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 Cast Iron with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 240, such as Sherwin Williams Soulful Blue and Dusty Heather.

SW 6202
Cast Iron

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LRV of Cast Iron

Cast Iron has an LRV of 12.5% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 12.5%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#64645a
RGB Decimal	100, 100, 90
RGB Percent	39.22%, 39.22%, 35.29%
HSV	Hue: 60° Saturation: 10.0% Value: 39.22%
HSL	hsl(60, 5, 37)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 10.0 Key: 60.78
YIQ	Y: 98.86 I: 3.213 Q: -3.112
XYZ	X: 11.658 Y: 12.562 Z: 11.481
CIE Lab	L:42.096 a:-1.987 b:5.679
CIE Luv	L:42.096 u:0.542 v:7.511
Decimal	6579290
Hunter Lab	35.443, -3.313, 5.605