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Chinchilla SW 6011
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Undertone: Noticeable red undertone
In CIELAB, Chinchilla sits at L* 51.6, a* 4.8, b* 3.6. Its hue angle is 37° and its chroma is 6.0, so it leans red clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 33%.
LRV 19.8: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 19.8, Chinchilla is lighter than 25% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Chinchilla
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoked Oyster | 2109-40 | 3.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Powell Smokehouse | CW-360 | 3.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gotham | CSP-385 | 3.83 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Chinchilla
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complex Gray | N140-5 | 1.66 | Very close | |
| Bradford Brown | 740B-5 | 2.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cedar Plank | PPF-41 | 3.32 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renwick Heather | SW 2818 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mink | SW 6004 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Poised Taupe | SW 6039 | 2.78 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Enigma | SW 6018 | 3.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Soulmate | SW 6270 | 3.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sensuous Gray | SW 7081 | 4.43 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Going Grey SW 9554 · lighter, LRV 21.6
- Cityscape SW 7067 · lighter, LRV 21.8
- Poised Taupe SW 6039 · lighter, LRV 22.0
- Carriage Stone SW 9614 · darker, LRV 17.7
- Gauntlet Gray SW 7019 · darker, LRV 17.4
- Grapy SW 7629 · darker, LRV 16.4
Colors that go with Chinchilla
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Chinchilla:
- Requisite Gray SW 7023
- Bitter Chocolate SW 6013
- Smart White SW 6007
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Foggy Day SW 6235 · complementary (180°)
- Soulmate SW 6270 · analogous (−30°)
- Backdrop SW 7025 · analogous (+30°)
- Taiga SW 9654 · triadic (120°)
- Downing Slate SW 2819 · triadic (240°)
Chinchilla vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 5.8) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 19.8), more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 9.1) is about as light, more green, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 13.1) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 19.8), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.