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

Retreat SW 6207: hex #7A8076, LRV and undertone

Retreat is Sherwin-Williams SW 6207, hex #7A8076, LRV 20.869. 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-WilliamsRetreatSW 6207

Hex: #7A8076
RGB: 122, 128, 118
LRV: 20.869
Undertone: Cool-leaning neutral, green undertone

LRV 20.869. Dark: a deep color that absorbs most light; often used on cabinets, doors and accent walls.

A neutral with a green cast (OKLCH hue 133°, chroma 0.017). Expect the green to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Spare WhiteSW 6203
Origami WhiteSW 7636
VerdigreenSW 9042

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 swatchRetreatmedium gray

HEX: #7A8076
RGB: rgb(122, 128, 118)
HSL: hsl(96, 4%, 48%)

Best text on it: black at 5.17:1

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Every code for Retreat

HEX#7A8076
RGBrgb(122, 128, 118)
HSLhsl(96, 4%, 48%)
HSV96°, 8%, 50%
CMYK5%, 0%, 8%, 50%
Lablab(52.8% -3.8 4.6)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.017 132.6)
Decimal8028278

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#F2F2F1
80%#E4E6E4
70%#D7D9D6
60%#CACCC8
50%#BDC0BB
40%#AFB3AD
30%#A2A69F
20%#959991
10%#878D84
Base#7A8076
10%#6E736A
20%#62665E
30%#555A53
40%#494D47
50%#3D403B
60%#31332F
70%#252623
80%#181A18
90%#0C0D0C

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#7B8077
20%#7B8078
30%#7C8079
40%#7C807A
50%#7D807B
60%#7E807C
70%#7E807D
80%#7F807E
90%#7F807F

Matching colors

Complementary

#7A8076
#7C7680

Analogous

#7F8076
#7A8076
#768077

Triadic

#7A8076
#767A80
#80767A

Split complementary

#7A8076
#777680
#80767F

Tetradic (square)

#7A8076
#767F80
#7C7680
#807776

Monochromatic

#2E302D
#545851
#7A8076
#A0A59D
#C7CAC5

Retreat 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.

Retreat with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Retreat
Triad #767A80
Triad #80767A
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Retreat in use

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

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Headline in Retreat

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#7A8076
Protanopia (no red cones)#817E75
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#807E76
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#7A7F7D

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	4.05:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	5.17:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	4.05:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	5.17:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	3.54:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --retreat: #7a8076;
  --retreat-rgb: 122 128 118;
  --retreat-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Retreat is a dusty sage from Sherwin-Williams, numbered SW 6207, with the hex #7A8076. Its LRV is 20.869, which the data places in the dark band, though it feels more like a gentle mid-gray in practice.

Breaking down the code

The RGB values are 122, 128, 118, and HSL reads 96°, 4%, 48%. OKLCH gives 59.2% lightness, 0.017 chroma and a hue near 133°. Saturation of only 4% is very low, so the color rides on lightness more than hue.

Around a fifth of the light that strikes it is returned. That is deep enough to give a room some shelter, yet it will not black out a space the way a very dark color does.

A green lean that comes and goes

The computed reading is cool-leaning neutral with a green undertone. Warm bulbs coax the green out, and a cooler white beside it can make Retreat appear a little warmer. At midday the cast can nearly vanish.

Alternatives and partners

The brand pairs it with Spare White SW 6203, Origami White SW 7636 and Verdigreen SW 9042.

The nearest other color is Dried Thyme (SW 6186) at ΔE 2.6. Further out are Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) at 8.7 and Downing Slate (SW 2819) at 9. Benjamin Moore's closest are Sage Mountain (1488) at 9, Kendall Charcoal (HC-166) at 10.8 and Labrador Blue (1670) at 16.6.

That makes Dried Thyme the only one in the related range, and the rest are clearly different. Even for that pair, get two painted samples and view them together.

Worked example

Imagine a bedroom with a north window and a white bed frame. Retreat on the walls, at LRV 20.869, turns the room into a muted, restful space, and Spare White SW 6203 on the trim keeps the edges clean. If the green feels too strong on a gray afternoon, it is worth testing Dried Thyme: at 2.6 away it is close, and you may find the difference is either what you wanted or nothing at all. That is the kind of decision a real brush-out answers.

Legibility

Black text on #7A8076 gets 5.17:1, an AA pass. White gets 4.05:1, which is only good enough for large text. For a web panel or printed label in this color, black is the sturdier choice. You can verify pairs with the contrast grid.