Sherwin Williams Softened Green SW 6177

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Softened Green for bedroom (6 photos)
Sherwin Williams Softened Green for bathroom (4 photos)
Sherwin Williams SW 6177 on kitchen cabinets (8 photos)
Softened Green for exterior (3 photos)
Sherwin Williams Softened Green reviews (17 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Softened Green undertones?
Is Softened Green SW 6177 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Softened Green
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Softened Green SW 6177
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Softened Green SW 6177
Code:	SW 6177
Name:	Softened Green
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Living Well, Rejuvenation - Fall/Winter 2022

What color is Sherwin Williams Softened Green?

Sherwin Williams Softened Green SW 6177 is a light, muted green with a noticeable gray cast and a soft yellow-green undertone. Its low saturation keeps it from reading like a bright botanical green, giving walls a gently weathered, mineral-like appearance instead. In bright daylight, this color can look lighter and slightly more green, while warmer artificial light may bring out its subdued khaki side. It suits bedrooms, kitchens, mudrooms, and built-in cabinetry, especially alongside creamy white trim, natural oak, aged brass, and linen upholstery. For contrast, pair Softened Green with deep charcoal, dark bronze, or a muted clay brown rather than crisp, icy colors.

Softened Green for bedroom (6 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 6177 for bathroom (4 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm mid-tone green real bathrooms.

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Sherwin Williams SW 6177 on kitchen cabinets (8 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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Softened Green for exterior (3 photos)

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm green hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Sherwin Williams Softened Green reviews (17 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 Softened Green undertones?

Softened Green reads as a mid-light, very muted green with a soft yellow-leaning cast rather than a crisp or strongly leafy look. The supplied digital sample shows only a subtle hue bias, so its undertone is best viewed as a gentle yellow influence within the overall green family, not a fixed hidden property. Sherwin-Williams identifies it simply as a green paint color and does not describe a specific undertone on the provided official page. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its yellowed, softened character, while cool daylight can make the green aspect appear a little clearer.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#BBBCA7

RGB code:

187, 188, 167

Is Sherwin Williams Softened Green cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 63°, this Green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

SW 6177 Softened Green HSL code: 63, 14%, 70%

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 Softened Green

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 Green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Softened Green:

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 6177
Softened Green

Darker shades

SW 6177
Softened Green

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 Softened Green with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 243, such as Sherwin Williams Soulful Blue and Purple Passage.

SW 6177
Softened Green

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LRV of Softened Green

Softened Green has an LRV of 49.24% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 49.24%, 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	#bbbca7
RGB Decimal	187, 188, 167
RGB Percent	73.33%, 73.73%, 65.49%
HSV	Hue: 63° Saturation: 11.17% Value: 73.73%
HSL	hsl(63, 14, 70)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.53 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 11.17 Key: 26.27
YIQ	Y: 185.307 I: 6.152 Q: -6.747
XYZ	X: 45.45 Y: 49.322 Z: 43.674
CIE Lab	L:75.651 a:-4.053 b:10.521
CIE Luv	L:75.651 u:0.56 v:15.841
Decimal	12303527
Hunter Lab	70.229, -7.381, 12.289