Sherwin Williams Secret Garden SW 6181
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- Secret Garden for bedroom (5 photos)
- Secret Garden for living room (11 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Secret Garden reviews (8 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Secret Garden undertones?
- Is Secret Garden SW 6181 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Secret Garden
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Secret Garden SW 6181
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Secret Garden SW 6181 |
| Code: | SW 6181 |
| Name: | Secret Garden |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Rejuvenation - Fall/Winter 2022 |
What color is Sherwin Williams Secret Garden?
Sherwin Williams Secret Garden SW 6181 is a deep, muted green with earthy gray undertones that keep it from reading overly bright or jewel-toned. It has the weight of shaded foliage, making it especially effective on cabinetry, a dining room, or a study where darker walls feel intentional rather than heavy. In bright daylight, the green becomes more apparent, while north-facing rooms and low evening light can bring out its near-black depth. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, worn brass, and linen for contrast, or use walnut and charcoal stone for a more grounded look.
Secret Garden 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 dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Secret Garden for living room (11 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this green shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams Secret Garden reviews (8 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 Secret Garden undertones?
Secret Garden reads as a deep, muted green with a noticeable yellow-olive cast and low saturation. The supplied digital sample leans yellow overall, which helps explain why the green can look earthy rather than blue or jewel-toned. Sherwin-Williams identifies it as a green paint color, but the official description provided does not name a specific undertone. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its yellow-olive character, while cool daylight can make the green aspect appear clearer and slightly less warm.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
79, 82, 58
Is Sherwin Williams Secret Garden cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 68°, this dark green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
SW 6181 Secret Garden HSL code: 68, 17%, 27%
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 Secret Garden
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 dark green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Secret Garden:
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
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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 Secret Garden with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 248, such as Sherwin Williams Purple Passage and Elation.
LRV of Secret Garden
Secret Garden has an LRV of 8.57% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 8.57%, 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 | #4f523a |
| RGB Decimal | 79, 82, 58 |
| RGB Percent | 30.98%, 32.16%, 22.75% |
| HSV | Hue: 67° Saturation: 29.27% Value: 32.16% |
| HSL | hsl(68, 17, 27) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 3.66 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 29.27 Key: 67.84 |
| YIQ | Y: 78.367 I: 5.925 Q: -8.103 |
| XYZ | X: 7.005 Y: 8.002 Z: 5.177 |
| CIE Lab | L:33.988 a:-5.828 b:13.729 |
| CIE Luv | L:33.988 u:-0.574 v:16.268 |
| Decimal | 5198394 |
| Hunter Lab | 28.289, -5.301, 8.951 |
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