Sherwin Williams Perfect Greige SW 6073
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- Perfect Greige for living room (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Perfect Greige reviews (9 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Perfect Greige undertones?
- Is Perfect Greige SW 6073 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Perfect Greige
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Perfect Greige SW 6073
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Perfect Greige SW 6073 |
| Code: | SW 6073 |
| Name: | Perfect Greige |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well - Breathe |
What color is Sherwin Williams Perfect Greige?
Sherwin Williams Perfect Greige SW 6073 is a muted mid-tone neutral that sits between gray and beige, with a softly warm, taupe-like cast. Its #b7ab9f color value gives it a gently earthy appearance rather than a crisp or icy gray look. In daylight, it can read as a quiet warm gray, while lower or warmer artificial light brings forward more of its beige-brown character. Use it on living room, bedroom, or hallway walls where a grounded neutral is needed without the brightness of cream. It pairs naturally with off-white trim, charcoal accents, medium wood floors, aged brass, linen upholstery, and stone finishes.
Perfect Greige for living room (2 photos)
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Sherwin Williams Perfect Greige reviews (9 photos)
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What are Sherwin Williams Perfect Greige undertones?
Perfect Greige reads as a mid-light, very muted neutral with a soft beige-gray overall character. In the supplied digital sample, its subtle color bias leans slightly warm, with a faint orange direction that can make the gray feel less cool or blue. Sherwin-Williams classifies it as a neutral, rather than naming a specific undertone, which fits its restrained blend of gray and beige. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its beige warmth, while cool daylight can make its gray side more noticeable.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
183, 171, 159
Is Sherwin Williams Perfect Greige cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 30°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 6073 Perfect Greige HSL code: 30, 14%, 67%
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 Perfect Greige
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Perfect Greige:
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 6073
Perfect Greige
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 Perfect Greige with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 210, such as Sherwin Williams Mount Etna and Debonair.
LRV of Perfect Greige
Perfect Greige has an LRV of 41.65% 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 41.65%, 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 | #b7ab9f |
| RGB Decimal | 183, 171, 159 |
| RGB Percent | 71.76%, 67.06%, 62.35% |
| HSV | Hue: 30° Saturation: 13.11% Value: 71.76% |
| HSL | hsl(30, 14, 67) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.56 Yellow: 13.11 Key: 28.24 |
| YIQ | Y: 173.22 I: 11.007 Q: -1.196 |
| XYZ | X: 40.348 Y: 41.697 Z: 38.714 |
| CIE Lab | L:70.661 a:2.238 b:7.728 |
| CIE Luv | L:70.661 u:7.863 v:10.642 |
| Decimal | 12037023 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.573, -1.468, 9.654 |
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