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Pewter Green SW 6208
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Undertone: Subtle green undertone
In CIELAB, Pewter Green sits at L* 41.0, a* -3.4, b* 4.6. Its hue angle is 127° and its chroma is 5.7, so it leans green only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 41%.
LRV 11.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 11.8, Pewter Green is lighter than 14% 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 Pewter Green
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 | 3.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rainy Afternoon | 1575 | 3.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mohegan Sage | 2138-30 | 3.53 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Pewter Green
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painted Turtle | 710F-6 | 1.86 | Very close | |
| Woodland Moss | PPF-45 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Bamboo | N380-7 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cast Iron | SW 6202 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Night Owl | SW 7061 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rosemary | SW 6187 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Braintree | SW 9595 | 3.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grizzle Gray | SW 7068 | 3.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Succulent | SW 9650 | 4.59 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Limestone SW 9599 · lighter, LRV 13.1
- Griffin SW 7026 · lighter, LRV 13.1
- Folkstone SW 6005 · lighter, LRV 13.5
- Hidden Trail SW 9525 · darker, LRV 10.5
- Forged Steel SW 9565 · darker, LRV 10.5
- Rookwood Dark Green SW 2816 · darker, LRV 10.1
Colors that go with Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Pewter Green:
- Shoji White SW 7042
- Silvermist SW 7621
- Spare White SW 6203
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Midnight SW 6264 · complementary (180°)
- Braintree SW 9595 · analogous (−30°)
- Succulent SW 9650 · analogous (+30°)
- Outerspace SW 6251 · triadic (120°)
- Expressive Plum SW 6271 · triadic (240°)
Pewter Green vs popular colors
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 6.7) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 11.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 6.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 7.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.