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

Sea Salt SW 6204: hex #CDD2CA, LRV and undertone

Sea Salt is Sherwin-Williams SW 6204, hex #CDD2CA, LRV 63.233. 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-WilliamsSea SaltSW 6204

Hex: #CDD2CA
RGB: 205, 210, 202
LRV: 63.233
Undertone: Cool-leaning neutral, green undertone

LRV 63.233. Light: a light wall color that still reads as a color.

A neutral with a green cast (OKLCH hue 133°, chroma 0.012). Expect the green to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Spare WhiteSW 6203
Fleur de SelSW 7666
Summit GraySW 7669

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 swatchSea Saltpale, grayish green

HEX: #CDD2CA
RGB: rgb(205, 210, 202)
HSL: hsl(97, 8%, 81%)

Best text on it: black at 13.66:1

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Sea Salt#CDD2CA

Every code for Sea Salt

HEX#CDD2CA
RGBrgb(205, 210, 202)
HSLhsl(97, 8%, 81%)
HSV97°, 4%, 82%
CMYK2%, 0%, 4%, 18%
Lablab(83.6% -2.9 3.4)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.012 133.4)
Decimal13488842

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#FAFBFA
80%#F5F6F4
70%#F0F2EF
60%#EBEDEA
50%#E6E9E5
40%#E1E4DF
30%#DCE0DA
20%#D7DBD5
10%#D2D7CF
Base#CDD2CA
10%#B9BDB6
20%#A4A8A2
30%#90938D
40%#7B7E79
50%#676965
60%#525451
70%#3E3F3D
80%#292A28
90%#151514

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#C5CAC3
20%#BEC2BB
30%#B6B9B4
40%#AEB1AC
50%#A7A9A5
60%#9FA19E
70%#979996
80%#8F908F
90%#888887

Matching colors

Complementary

#CDD2CA
#CFCAD2

Analogous

#D1D2CA
#CDD2CA
#CAD2CB

Triadic

#CDD2CA
#CACDD2
#D2CACD

Split complementary

#CDD2CA
#CBCAD2
#D2CAD1

Tetradic (square)

#CDD2CA
#CAD1D2
#CFCAD2
#D2CBCA

Monochromatic

#7F8C77
#A6AFA1
#CDD2CA
#F4F5F3
#F5F6F4

Sea Salt 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.

Sea Salt with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Sea Salt
Triad #CACDD2
Triad #D2CACD
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Sea Salt in use

New collectionAutumn edit

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

Shop nowTag

Headline in Sea Salt

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#CDD2CA
Protanopia (no red cones)#D3D1CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#D2D0CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#CDD1D0

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.53:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	13.66:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.53:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	13.66:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.34:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --sea-salt: #cdd2ca;
  --sea-salt-rgb: 205 210 202;
  --sea-salt-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Sea Salt is paint number SW 6204 from Sherwin-Williams, and its hex is #CDD2CA. It is a pale gray with a faint green lean, light enough to brighten a room and quiet enough to live with for years.

What the values tell you

The RGB figures are 205, 210, 202. Green is the highest channel and blue the lowest, though only by a few steps, which is why the tint is so subtle. HSL gives 97°, 8%, 81%. In OKLCH the color is 85.8% lightness, 0.012 chroma, hue near 133°. Chroma of 0.012 is very low indeed, so what you see is largely lightness with a slight tilt.

The LRV is 63.233, in the light band. A bit under two thirds of the light that reaches a wall in this color gets reflected back into the room.

Cool lean, green cast

The computed undertone is cool-leaning neutral with green. That green gets louder under warm bulbs and when the wall sits beside a crisp, cooler white. In pale daylight it tends to recede, leaving something close to a soft stone gray.

Siblings, partners and cross-brand options

Listed partners are Spare White SW 6203, Fleur de Sel SW 7666 and Summit Gray SW 7669.

Close in Sherwin-Williams: Copen Blue (SW 0068) at ΔE 2.9, Repose Gray (SW 7015) at 4.4, and Light French Gray (SW 0055) at 5.7. From Benjamin Moore: Palladian Blue (HC-144) at 4.7, Pale Oak (OC-20) at 5, and Classic Gray (OC-23) at 5.4.

Nothing comes in under 2, so no neighbor is a swap you could make without noticing. Copen Blue is the nearest in the related band, while Light French Gray and Classic Gray cross into clearly different territory. Try physical samples in the actual room.

Worked example

Consider a small powder room with no window, lit by one warm vanity bulb. Sea Salt at LRV 63.233 keeps the space light, but the warm bulb will exaggerate the green. If the result feels too mossy, a check against Repose Gray at 4.4 shows how far you would shift toward a plainer gray. For the trim, Spare White SW 6203 is the pairing the brand lists. Brush a large patch beside the mirror and judge it at the hour you use the room most.

Using it behind type

Black text on #CDD2CA reaches 13.66:1, a strong pass. White text drops to 1.53:1 and should not be used. The contrast grid lets you test other ink colors.