Sherwin Williams Mountain Air SW 6224
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- Sherwin Williams Mountain Air reviews (5 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Mountain Air undertones?
- Is Mountain Air SW 6224 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Mountain Air
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Mountain Air SW 6224
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Mountain Air SW 6224 |
| Code: | SW 6224 |
| Name: | Mountain Air |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well, 2017 Holistic, Soft and Sheer |
What color is Sherwin Williams Mountain Air?
Sherwin Williams Mountain Air SW 6224 is a pale blue-green gray with a soft, misted appearance. Its low saturation keeps it light and airy, while the subtle green cast prevents it from reading as a plain cool gray. In bright daylight, Mountain Air can look cleaner and slightly bluer; under warmer bulbs, its gray-green side becomes more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and laundry rooms where a quiet wash of color is preferred over crisp white. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal details for contrast, and use natural linen or stone to reinforce its muted character.
Sherwin Williams Mountain Air reviews (5 photos)
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What are Sherwin Williams Mountain Air undertones?
Mountain Air reads as a very light, low-saturation blue-green that is close to neutral in the supplied digital sample. The sample has only a faint teal direction, so any green or blue undertone is subtle rather than strongly defined. Sherwin-Williams classifies Mountain Air as a blue paint color, which fits its overall cool blue-green appearance without making the slight green cast the main character. Warm artificial light may soften its coolness and make it look a bit grayer, while cool daylight can make its blue-green cast easier to notice.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
216, 224, 223
Is Sherwin Williams Mountain Air cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 173°, this Grey reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
SW 6224 Mountain Air HSL code: 173, 11%, 86%
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 Mountain Air
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Mountain Air:
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
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 Mountain Air with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 353, such as Sherwin Williams Whimsical White and Chaise Mauve.
LRV of Mountain Air
Mountain Air has an LRV of 73.21% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of 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 73.21%, 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 | #d8e0df |
| RGB Decimal | 216, 224, 223 |
| RGB Percent | 84.71%, 87.84%, 87.45% |
| HSV | Hue: 173° Saturation: 3.57% Value: 87.84% |
| HSL | hsl(173, 11, 86) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 3.57 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.45 Key: 12.16 |
| YIQ | Y: 221.494 I: -4.446 Q: -2.003 |
| XYZ | X: 68.29 Y: 73.238 Z: 80.331 |
| CIE Lab | L:88.561 a:-2.867 b:-0.442 |
| CIE Luv | L:88.561 u:-4.389 v:-0.169 |
| Decimal | 14213343 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.579, -7.324, 4.251 |
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