Sherwin Williams Escape Gray SW 6185
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- Escape Gray for bedroom (5 photos)
- Escape Gray for living room (5 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Escape Gray for bathroom (4 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 6185 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
- Escape Gray for exterior (13 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Escape Gray reviews (5 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Escape Gray undertones?
- Is Escape Gray SW 6185 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Escape Gray
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Escape Gray SW 6185
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Escape Gray SW 6185 |
| Code: | SW 6185 |
| Name: | Escape Gray |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well - Unwind |
What color is Sherwin Williams Escape Gray?
Sherwin Williams Escape Gray SW 6185 is a softened gray with a muted olive-beige cast that keeps it from reading cold or steely. Its light-to-medium depth gives walls quiet definition without making a room feel heavily shaded. In warm daylight or alongside cream trim, Escape Gray can lean more toward weathered khaki, while cooler light brings out its subtle green-gray side. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and cabinetry paired with warm whites, natural oak, aged brass, linen, and charcoal accents. Use this color where you want a restrained neutral that has more character than a standard gray.
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LRV of Escape Gray
Escape Gray has an LRV of 40.59% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 40.59%, 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 | #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 |
