Sherwin Williams Liveable Green SW 6176

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Sherwin Williams SW 6176 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Sherwin Williams Liveable Green reviews (9 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Liveable Green undertones?
Is Liveable Green SW 6176 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Liveable Green
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Liveable Green SW 6176
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Liveable Green SW 6176
Code:	SW 6176
Name:	Liveable Green
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Living Well

What color is Sherwin Williams Liveable Green?

Sherwin Williams Liveable Green SW 6176 is a light, muted green with a noticeable gray-beige cast that keeps it grounded rather than bright. Its soft, low-saturation appearance can read slightly warmer in afternoon light, while cooler daylight brings out its gentle green side. It is well suited to living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and open-plan spaces where a quiet wall color is needed without the starkness of plain gray. Pair Liveable Green with creamy whites, weathered oak, linen upholstery, black metal details, or medium brown wood for a natural, collected look. This shade is especially effective across broad wall surfaces, where its subtle color variation has room to show.

Sherwin Williams SW 6176 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)

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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Sherwin Williams Liveable Green reviews (9 photos)

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What are Sherwin Williams Liveable Green undertones?

Liveable Green reads as a light, very muted green with a soft yellow-leaning cast and low saturation. The supplied digital sample shows only a subtle yellow-green bias, so its undertone is best viewed as a gentle relative warmth within the green family rather than a strong separate color. Sherwin-Williams describes it as a “calming, light green,” which aligns with its visibly pale, softened green character. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its yellow cast, while cool daylight may make the green aspect appear a little clearer.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#CECEBD

RGB code:

206, 206, 189

Is Sherwin Williams Liveable Green cool or warm?

warm

cool

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

SW 6176 Liveable Green HSL code: 60, 15%, 77%

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 Liveable Green

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 Green shade looks under different lighting:

2000K

3000K

4000K

5000K

6000K

7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Liveable Green:

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 6176
Liveable Green

Darker shades

SW 6176
Liveable Green

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 Liveable Green 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 6176
Liveable Green

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LRV of Liveable Green

Liveable Green has an LRV of 61.19% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 61.19%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#cecebd
RGB Decimal	206, 206, 189
RGB Percent	80.78%, 80.78%, 74.12%
HSV	Hue: 60° Saturation: 8.25% Value: 80.78%
HSL	hsl(60, 15, 77)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 8.25 Key: 19.22
YIQ	Y: 204.062 I: 5.463 Q: -5.29
XYZ	X: 56.708 Y: 60.939 Z: 56.905
CIE Lab	L:82.346 a:-2.978 b:8.462
CIE Luv	L:82.346 u:0.936 v:12.98
Decimal	13553341
Hunter Lab	78.063, -6.941, 11.424