Sherwin Williams Oyster Bay SW 6206
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- Oyster Bay for bedroom (5 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 6206 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Oyster Bay reviews (5 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Oyster Bay undertones?
- Is Oyster Bay SW 6206 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Oyster Bay
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Oyster Bay SW 6206
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Oyster Bay SW 6206 |
| Code: | SW 6206 |
| Name: | Oyster Bay |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well - Recharge |
What color is Sherwin Williams Oyster Bay?
Sherwin Williams Oyster Bay SW 6206 is a light, muted green-gray with a softly weathered appearance. Its low saturation keeps the green understated, so it can read almost gray at a glance while still bringing a natural cast to the wall. Cooler daylight tends to reveal the green more clearly, while warm artificial light may make this shade look quieter and slightly more neutral. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and living areas where a pale color with more character than plain gray is wanted. Pair Oyster Bay with warm white trim, natural oak, charcoal accents, or aged brass for a grounded, material-rich look.
Oyster Bay for bedroom (5 photos)
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing green shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Sherwin Williams SW 6206 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 Oyster Bay reviews (5 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.
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What are Sherwin Williams Oyster Bay undertones?
Oyster Bay is a mid-light, very muted green with a soft gray cast and low saturation. The supplied digital color leans slightly yellow-green, though that bias is subtle, so it reads more like a restrained gray-green than a clear, leafy green. Sherwin-Williams identifies Oyster Bay as a green paint color, which matches its visible main color family rather than establishing a separate official undertone claim. Warm artificial light may bring forward its faint yellow-green lean, while cool daylight can make its gray-green character appear a bit cleaner and quieter.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
174, 179, 169
Is Sherwin Williams Oyster Bay cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 90°, this Green shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.
SW 6206 Oyster Bay HSL code: 90, 6%, 68%
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 Oyster Bay
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Oyster Bay:
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 6206
Oyster Bay
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 Oyster Bay with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 270, such as Sherwin Williams Wood Violet and Berry Cream.
LRV of Oyster Bay
Oyster Bay has an LRV of 44.12% 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 44.12%, 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 | #aeb3a9 |
| RGB Decimal | 174, 179, 169 |
| RGB Percent | 68.24%, 70.20%, 66.27% |
| HSV | Hue: 90° Saturation: 5.59% Value: 70.2% |
| HSL | hsl(90, 6, 68) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 2.79 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 5.59 Key: 29.8 |
| YIQ | Y: 176.365 I: 0.234 Q: -4.17 |
| XYZ | X: 40.735 Y: 44.103 Z: 43.892 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.298 a:-3.616 b:4.495 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.298 u:-2.31 v:7.163 |
| Decimal | 11449257 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.41, -6.728, 7.301 |
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