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Cast Iron SW 6202
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Cast Iron sits at L* 42.1, a* -2.0, b* 5.7. Its hue angle is 109° and its chroma is 6.0, so it leans green clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 45%.
LRV 12.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 12.5, Cast Iron is lighter than 15% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Cast Iron
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Olive | 2140-30 | 2.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mohegan Sage | 2138-30 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Castle Peak Gray | 1561 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Cast Iron
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naturalism | MQ6-19 | 1.54 | Very close | |
| Painted Turtle | 710F-6 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Bamboo | N380-7 | 2.94 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree | SW 9595 | 1.71 | Very close | |
| Night Owl | SW 7061 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pewter Green | SW 6208 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Thunderous | SW 6201 | 3.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Limestone | SW 9599 | 3.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Storm Warning | SW 9555 | 3.31 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Succulent SW 9650 · lighter, LRV 14.1
- Nutshell SW 6040 · lighter, LRV 14.4
- Brainstorm Bronze SW 7033 · lighter, LRV 14.5
- Ironclad SW 9570 · darker, LRV 10.9
- Oak Leaf Brown SW 7054 · darker, LRV 10.5
- Hidden Trail SW 9525 · darker, LRV 10.5
Colors that go with Cast Iron
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Cast Iron:
- Champagne SW 6644
- Smoky Salmon SW 6331
- Frosty White SW 6196
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Cloak Gray SW 6278 · complementary (180°)
- Porpoise SW 7047 · analogous (−30°)
- Pewter Green SW 6208 · analogous (+30°)
- Grays Harbor SW 6236 · triadic (120°)
- Expressive Plum SW 6271 · triadic (240°)
Cast Iron vs popular colors
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 6.9) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 12.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 6.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 7.0) is darker (LRV 11.0 vs 12.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.