Paint colors · Sherwin-Williams, as published by the brand

Dried Thyme SW 6186: hex #7B8070, LRV and undertone

Dried Thyme is Sherwin-Williams SW 6186, hex #7B8070, LRV 20.782. It reads as a cool-leaning neutral with a green undertone.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsDried ThymeSW 6186

Hex: #7B8070
RGB: 123, 128, 112
LRV: 20.782
Undertone: Cool-leaning neutral, green undertone

LRV 20.782. Dark: a deep color that absorbs most light; often used on cabinets, doors and accent walls.

A neutral with a green cast (OKLCH hue 121°, chroma 0.024). Expect the green to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Ethereal WhiteSW 6182
Grecian IvorySW 7541
Prairie GrassSW 7546

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Sherwin-Williams on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Sherwin-Williams.

ColorPlum swatchDried Thymemedium gray

HEX: #7B8070
RGB: rgb(123, 128, 112)
HSL: hsl(79, 7%, 47%)

Best text on it: black at 5.16:1

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Every code for Dried Thyme

HEX#7B8070
RGBrgb(123, 128, 112)
HSLhsl(79, 7%, 47%)
HSV79°, 13%, 50%
CMYK4%, 0%, 13%, 50%
Lablab(52.8% -4.2 8.1)
OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.024 121.3)
Decimal8093808

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Dried Thyme in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#F2F2F1
80%#E5E6E2
70%#D7D9D4
60%#CACCC6
50%#BDC0B8
40%#B0B3A9
30%#A3A69B
20%#95998D
10%#888D7E
Base#7B8070
10%#6F7365
20%#62665A
30%#565A4E
40%#4A4D43
50%#3E4038
60%#31332D
70%#252622
80%#191A16
90%#0C0D0B

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#7C8072
20%#7C8073
30%#7D8075
40%#7D8076
50%#7E8078
60%#7E807A
70%#7F807B
80%#7F807D
90%#80807E

Matching colors

Complementary

#7B8070
#757080

Analogous

#807D70
#7B8070
#738070

Triadic

#7B8070
#707B80
#80707B

Split complementary

#7B8070
#707380
#7D7080

Tetradic (square)

#7B8070
#70807D
#757080
#807073

Monochromatic

#2D2E29
#54574C
#7B8070
#A1A598
#C6C8C1

Dried Thyme in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Dried Thyme with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Dried Thyme
Triad #707B80
Triad #80707B
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Dried Thyme in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; dried thyme carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Dried Thyme

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#7B8070
Protanopia (no red cones)#827E6F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#827E71
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#7C7E7B

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	4.06:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	5.16:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	4.06:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	5.16:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	3.55:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --dried-thyme: #7b8070;
  --dried-thyme-rgb: 123 128 112;
  --dried-thyme-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Dried Thyme, Sherwin-Williams SW 6186, is a herb-toned gray-green and its hex is #7B8070. The LRV of 20.782 sits in the dark band, though it is lighter than the deepest greens in the same family.

Data summary

RGB is 123, 128, 112. In HSL you get 79°, 7%, 47%. OKLCH lists 59.1% lightness, 0.024 chroma and a hue of roughly 121°. A chroma of 0.024 is slightly higher than most of its sage-gray peers, which is why this one holds a bit more green than they do.

About a fifth of the light that lands on it comes back. That makes it a wall color for rooms with generous windows, or a cabinet color you will pair with something bright.

Undertone read

OKLCH calculations give a cool-leaning neutral with green. The green becomes more obvious in warm light, and a nearby white with blue in it makes the wall look warmer. Under overcast skies it can go flat and gray.

Neighbors by distance

The coordinating colors on the brand's page are Ethereal White SW 6182, Grecian Ivory SW 7541 and Prairie Grass SW 7546.

Retreat (SW 6207) is just 2.6 away, the nearest relative, and the two would be hard to separate in a dim corner but visible in strong daylight. After that comes Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) at 8.7 and Rosemary (SW 6187) at 9.1. Benjamin Moore's Sage Mountain (1488) is 8.3, Kendall Charcoal (HC-166) is 11.5 and October Mist (1495) is 18.

Anything past 5 is plainly another color. Only Retreat is close, and a swatch card in the room settles that question faster than any number.

Worked example

You are painting a laundry room with a single frosted window and white appliances. Dried Thyme at LRV 20.782 on lower cabinets gives a calm, earthy tone, with Ethereal White SW 6182 above the backsplash line. Retreat might tempt you if the shelf is out of stock, but at ΔE 2.6 it will read slightly different from the cabinet doors next to it, so buy both and compare before ordering the full quantity.

Text contrast

Black text on #7B8070 achieves 5.16:1, passing AA. White gets 4.06:1, which only works for large text. For small captions on this color, favor black.