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

Pewter Green SW 6208: hex #5E6259, LRV and undertone

Pewter Green is Sherwin-Williams SW 6208, hex #5E6259, LRV 11.826. It measures 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-WilliamsPewter GreenSW 6208

Hex: #5E6259
RGB: 94, 98, 89
LRV: 11.826
Undertone: Cool-leaning neutral, green undertone

LRV 11.826. Very dark: close to black on the wall; use where you want drama or contrast.

A neutral with a green cast (OKLCH hue 127°, chroma 0.015). Expect the green to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Spare WhiteSW 6203
Shoji WhiteSW 7042
SilvermistSW 7621

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 swatchPewter Greenmedium-dark gray

HEX: #5E6259
RGB: rgb(94, 98, 89)
HSL: hsl(87, 5%, 37%)

Best text on it: white at 6.23:1

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Every code for Pewter Green

HEX#5E6259
RGBrgb(94, 98, 89)
HSLhsl(87, 5%, 37%)
HSV87°, 9%, 38%
CMYK4%, 0%, 9%, 62%
Lablab(41% -3 4.6)
OKLCHoklch(49% 0.015 126.6)
Decimal6185561

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#EFEFEE
80%#DFE0DE
70%#CFD0CD
60%#BFC0BD
50%#AFB1AC
40%#9EA19B
30%#8E918B
20%#7E817A
10%#6E726A
Base#5E6259
10%#555850
20%#4B4E47
30%#42453E
40%#383B35
50%#2F312D
60%#262724
70%#1C1D1B
80%#131412
90%#090A09

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#61655D
20%#656861
30%#686B65
40%#6C6E69
50%#6F716D
60%#727470
70%#767774
80%#797A78
90%#7D7D7C

Matching colors

Complementary

#5E6259
#5D5962

Analogous

#626259
#5E6259
#5A6259

Triadic

#5E6259
#595E62
#62595E

Split complementary

#5E6259
#595A62
#625962

Tetradic (square)

#5E6259
#596262
#5D5962
#62595A

Monochromatic

#111210
#383A35
#5E6259
#848A7E
#AAAEA6

Pewter Green 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.

Pewter Green with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Pewter Green
Triad #595E62
Triad #62595E
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Pewter Green in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; pewter green carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Pewter Green

A paragraph with a link set in this color, which is dark enough for text on white.

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#5E6259
Protanopia (no red cones)#636159
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#636059
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#5F615F

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	6.23:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	3.36:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	6.23:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	3.36:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	5.44:1	AA AA large AAA

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:root {
  --pewter-green: #5e6259;
  --pewter-green-rgb: 94 98 89;
  --pewter-green-on: #ffffff;
}

On this page

Pewter Green is SW 6208 in the Sherwin-Williams line, a shadowy gray-green written in hex as #5E6259. With an LRV of 11.826 it is a very dark color, the sort chosen for cabinets, front doors and rooms meant to feel cocooned.

The measurements

The RGB triplet is 94, 98, 89. HSL gives hue 87°, saturation 5%, lightness 37%. OKLCH shows 49% lightness, 0.015 chroma and a hue close to 127°. That is a very restrained amount of color, so the green is more a suggestion than a shout.

Only about 12 percent of light bounces back, going by the LRV. Expect a wall to look much darker at night than the swatch suggests, and plan lighting accordingly.

Green, but quietly

The computed undertone is cool-leaning neutral with a green cast. Warm evening bulbs will bring it forward, and near a creamy white the green will look cleaner and cooler. In strong direct sun it can appear lighter and slightly olive.

Close colors

The brand lists Spare White SW 6203, Shoji White SW 7042 and Silvermist SW 7621 as coordinating colors.

Same-brand cousins: Rosemary (SW 6187) is at ΔE 3.1, which is related but visible. Porpoise (SW 7047) is at 6.8 and Urbane Bronze (SW 7048) is at 7.8, both clearly different. Benjamin Moore offers Kendall Charcoal (HC-166) at 4.6, then Raccoon Fur (2126-20) at 10.7 and Vermont Slate (1673) at 12.4.

Under 2 you would struggle to see a gap; between 2 and 5 you will see one. So Rosemary and Kendall Charcoal both warrant a side-by-side look, and everything else is plainly its own color.

Worked example

Suppose you plan to paint a pantry door and the surrounding shiplap in a hallway lit from a skylight. Pewter Green on the door gives a deep, grounded accent, and Spare White SW 6203 on the walls offers clean relief. When a friend proposes Kendall Charcoal because it was cheaper to match, remind them it is 4.6 away, so ask for a sample of each and tape them to the door. They may look alike indoors at noon and diverge at dusk.

Reading text on it

White type on #5E6259 gives 6.23:1, a pass for normal text at AA. Black falls to 3.36:1, which fails for body copy. Choose white for anything set on this color.