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Quietude SW 6212
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Undertone: Noticeable green undertone
In CIELAB, Quietude sits at L* 74.6, a* -6.6, b* 2.9. Its hue angle is 156° and its chroma is 7.2, 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 31%.
LRV 47.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 47.6, Quietude is lighter than 59% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Quietude
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley | 696 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Raindance | 1572 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Raindance | CC-680 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Quietude
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiet Teal | BXC-85 | 1.20 | Very close | |
| Zen | PPU11-14 | 1.27 | Very close | |
| Dew | HDC-NT-25 | 1.62 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Eucalyptus | SW 9658 | 0.61 | Practically identical | |
| Forever Green | SW 9653 | 2.85 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Silvermist | SW 7621 | 2.98 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hazel Gaze | SW 9652 | 3.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hazel | SW 6471 | 3.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Oyster Bay | SW 6206 | 4.08 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Austere Gray SW 6184 · lighter, LRV 51.2
- Contented SW 6191 · lighter, LRV 51.9
- Krypton SW 6247 · lighter, LRV 51.9
- Allegory SW 9553 · darker, LRV 44.6
- Oyster Bay SW 6206 · darker, LRV 44.1
- Forever Green SW 9653 · darker, LRV 44.0
Colors that go with Quietude
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Quietude:
- Pavestone SW 7642
- Jasper Stone SW 9133
- Window Pane SW 6210
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mauve Finery SW 6282 · complementary (180°)
- Hazel Gaze SW 9652 · analogous (−30°)
- Rain SW 6219 · analogous (+30°)
- Daydream SW 6541 · triadic (120°)
- Artistic Taupe SW 6030 · triadic (240°)
Quietude vs popular colors
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 4.1) is darker (LRV 44.1 vs 47.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 5.6) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 47.6).
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 5.6) is darker (LRV 45.5 vs 47.6), more yellow/warm, more saturated.