Sherwin Williams Sedate Gray SW 6169

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Sedate Gray for bedroom (6 photos)
Sedate Gray for living room (4 photos)
Sherwin Williams Sedate Gray reviews (3 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Sedate Gray undertones?
Is Sedate Gray SW 6169 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Sedate Gray
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Sedate Gray SW 6169
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Sedate Gray SW 6169
Code:	SW 6169
Name:	Sedate Gray
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Living Well - Balance, 2015 Buoyant, Cool Neutrals

What color is Sherwin Williams Sedate Gray?

Sherwin Williams Sedate Gray SW 6169 is a light, muted gray with a noticeable warm beige cast and a soft hint of khaki. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly tan, while the creamy undertone prevents the color from feeling stark or blue. In bright daylight, Sedate Gray can appear pale and gently greige; under warmer lamps, its earthy warmth becomes more apparent. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and whole-home wall color schemes where crisp white would feel too sharp. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, or deeper olive and charcoal accents for definition.

Sedate Gray for bedroom (6 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Sherwin Williams Sedate Gray Bedroom Interior

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Sedate Gray for living room (4 photos)

Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

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Sherwin Williams Sedate Gray Living Room

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Sherwin Williams Sedate Gray reviews (3 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey 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 Sedate Gray undertones?

Sedate Gray is a light, very muted straw beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#D1CDBF

RGB code:

209, 205, 191

Is Sherwin Williams Sedate Gray cool or warm?

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cool

With a hue of 47°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

SW 6169 Sedate Gray HSL code: 47, 16%, 78%

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 Sedate Gray

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Sedate Gray:

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 6169
Sedate Gray

Darker shades

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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 Sedate Gray with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 227, such as Sherwin Williams Sea Mariner and Starry Night.

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LRV of Sedate Gray

Sedate Gray has an LRV of 60.8% 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 60.8%, 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	#d1cdbf
RGB Decimal	209, 205, 191
RGB Percent	81.96%, 80.39%, 74.90%
HSV	Hue: 47° Saturation: 8.61% Value: 81.96%
HSL	hsl(47, 16, 78)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.91 Yellow: 8.61 Key: 18.04
YIQ	Y: 204.6 I: 6.882 Q: -3.511
XYZ	X: 57.528 Y: 60.98 Z: 58.016
CIE Lab	L:82.368 a:-1.055 b:7.459
CIE Luv	L:82.368 u:3.113 v:11.189
Decimal	13749695
Hunter Lab	78.09, -5.158, 10.614