Sherwin Williams Olympus White (SW 6253) Paint Color

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Color Name

Olympus White (SW 6253)

Hex Color Code

#D4D8D7

RGB Color Code

RGB(212, 216, 215)

CMYK Values*

1.9%, 0.0%, 0.5%, 15.3%

Color Family (Hue)

Neutral Gray Green Gray

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#D4D8D7 Olympus White (SW 6253) Paint Sherwin Williams - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About Olympus White (SW 6253) color - its meaning and example

What color is Olympus White (SW 6253)?

Olympus White (SW 6253) color belongs to the Neutral Gray Green Gray color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Olympus White (SW 6253) is #D4D8D7, and the RGB color code is RGB(212, 216, 215).

In the RGB color model, Olympus White (SW 6253) has a red value of 212, a green value of 216, and a blue value of 215. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 1.9% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 0.5% yellow, and 15.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 165° (degrees), 4.9 % saturation, and 83.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Olympus White (SW 6253) has a hue of 165° (degrees), 1.9 % saturation and 84.7 % brightness/value.

Olympus White (SW 6253) is cool or warm?

The color Olympus White (SW 6253) is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Olympus White (SW 6253)? (For interior and product design)

Olympus White (SW 6253) has an LRV of nearly 68. By LRV value, it is a light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

Olympus White (SW 6253)

LRV 68

Light Color

Compare LRV 68 of Olympus White (SW 6253) with dark and light color

LRV is important to consider when choosing paint colors for a room, as it can affect the overall brightness and mood of the space. Lighter colors with higher LRVs will make a room feel more spacious and airy, while darker colors with lower LRVs will create a more intimate and cozy atmosphere.
LRV value 68 puts Sherwin Williams Olympus White (SW 6253) paint color in the lighter category.

Darker colors: Darker colors have lower LRV numbers because they absorb more light than they reflect. This means that they will make a room feel darker and smaller.
Lighter colors: Lighter colors have higher LRV numbers because they reflect more light than they absorb. This means that they will make a room feel brighter and more spacious.

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Olympus White (SW 6253) (Paint - Sherwin Williams) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #D4D8D7

Hex triplet: #D4D8D7
Red: D4
Green: D8
Blue: D7

RGBA / RGB rgb(212, 216, 215)

Red: 212 (83.1%)
Green: 216 (84.7%)
Blue: 215 (84.3%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 1.85%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 0.46%
Key: 15.29%

HSL hsl(165deg, 4.9 %, 83.9 %)

Hue: 165°
Saturation: 4.88 %
Lightness: 83.92 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 165°
Saturation: 1.85 %
Brightness / Value: 84.71 %

RYB ryb(15, 37, 29)

Red: 15 (5.7%)
Yellow: 37 (14.3%)
Blue: 29 (11.2%)

HWB

Hue: 165°
Whiteness: 83.14 %
Blackness: 15.29 %

CMY

Cyan: 16.86%
Magenta: 15.29%
Yellow: 15.69%

XYZ

X: 63.97
Y: 68.02
Z: 74.05

YXY

Y1: 68.02
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 86.01
A: -1.53
B: 0.01

CIE-Lch

L: 86.01
C: 1.53
H: 179.69

CIE-Luv

L: 86.01
U: -2.19
V: 0.28

Hunter-Lab

L: 82.47
A: -5.86
B: 4.5

Other

LRV: ~ 68 %
Munsell Color System: 5.6G 8.5/0.4

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What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Olympus White (SW 6253) (Paint - Sherwin Williams)

These are the named colors closest to Olympus White (SW 6253) (Paint - Sherwin Williams), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#D3D3D3 Color Light Gray

97.61% match | ΔE 2.39

#DCDCDC Color Gainsboro

97.53% match | ΔE 2.47

#CCCCCC Color Neon Silver

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

#D9DAD2 Color Oatmeal

96.50% match | ΔE 3.50

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Olympus White (SW 6253) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Olympus White (SW 6253) to Pantone TCX

#D6DBD9 Color PANTONE 12-4705 TCX - Blue Blush

99.00% match | ΔE 1.00

#DDE0DF Color PANTONE 12-4306 TCX - Barely Blue

98.07% match | ΔE 1.93

#D1D5D0 Color PANTONE 13-4305 TCX - Foggy Dew

97.80% match | ΔE 2.20

#D2D8D2 Color PANTONE 12-5203 TCX - Murmur

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

Pantone PMS

Olympus White (SW 6253) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Olympus White (SW 6253) to Pantone PMS

#D4D5D4 Color PANTONE 10101 C

98.43% match | ΔE 1.57

#D0D3D4 Color PANTONE 427 C

98.30% match | ΔE 1.70

#D5D8D2 Color PANTONE 9103 C

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#D0D0CE Color PANTONE Cool Gray 2 C

97.43% match | ΔE 2.57

RAL Design

Olympus White (SW 6253) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Olympus White (SW 6253) to RAL Design

#D6D6D4 Color RAL 000 85 00 - Shadow White

98.06% match | ΔE 1.94

#E2E3E0 Color RAL 000 90 00 - Winter White

96.95% match | ΔE 3.05

#D3D7DC Color RAL 280 85 05 - Pebble Soft Blue White

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

#D2D6DB Color RAL 270 85 05 - Angel Hair Silver

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

British Standard 4800

Olympus White (SW 6253) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Olympus White (SW 6253) to British Standard 4800

#D2D2D2 Color BS 02-A-03 - Grey

97.50% match | ΔE 2.50

#CED2CC Color BS 18-C-33 - Blue

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

#E2E2E1 Color BS 10-A-01 - White

96.84% match | ΔE 3.16

#E3E3DF Color BS 22-B-15 - Swansdown

96.58% match | ΔE 3.42

RAL Classic

Olympus White (SW 6253) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Olympus White (SW 6253) to RAL Classic

#C8C8C7 Color RAL 7047 - Telegray 4

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

#C5C7C4 Color RAL 7035 - Light Gray

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

#C8CBC4 Color RAL 9018 - Papyrus White

95.65% match | ΔE 4.35

#D7D5CB Color RAL 9002 Gray White

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

Paint similar to Olympus White (SW 6253) (Paint - Sherwin Williams)

These are the real paint colors closest to Olympus White (SW 6253) (Paint - Sherwin Williams) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Olympus White (SW 6253) once it is on a wall.

Sherwin Williams

Olympus White (SW 6253) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Olympus White (SW 6253) to Sherwin Williams

#D4D8D7 Color Olympus White (SW 6253)

Paint - Sherwin Williams

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#D3D5D3 Color Reflection (SW 7661)

98.83% match | ΔE 1.17

#CDD2D2 Color Misty (SW 6232)

98.43% match | ΔE 1.57

#DCDEDC Color Site White (SW 7070)

98.24% match | ΔE 1.76

Valspar

Olympus White (SW 6253) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Olympus White (SW 6253) to Valspar

#D5D8D7 Color Aerodynamic (8006-10A)

99.52% match | ΔE 0.48

#D1D3D1 Color Morning Lake (7004-21)

98.53% match | ΔE 1.47

#D5D6D4 Color Polar Star (4005-1A)

98.52% match | ΔE 1.48

#D7D9DA Color Fragile Blue (7004-10)

98.31% match | ΔE 1.69

Behr

Olympus White (SW 6253) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Olympus White (SW 6253) to Behr

#D6D9D8 Color Gray Shimmer (MQ3-25)

99.44% match | ΔE 0.56

#D9DCDB Color Drizzle (PPU26-14)

98.92% match | ΔE 1.08

#DBDDDB Color Shiny Luster (N500-1)

98.42% match | ΔE 1.58

#D0D2D1 Color Double Click (N530-2)

98.37% match | ΔE 1.63

PPG Paints

Olympus White (SW 6253) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Olympus White (SW 6253) to PPG Paints

#D0D3D3 Color Elemental (PPG1011-2)

98.63% match | ΔE 1.37

#D9DCDD Color Spring Thaw (PPG1013-2)

98.36% match | ΔE 1.64

#D6D7D2 Color Fog (PPG1010-2)

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

#DDDDD9 Color Shining Scale (PPG0996-1)

97.45% match | ΔE 2.55

Benjamin Moore

Olympus White (SW 6253) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Olympus White (SW 6253) to Benjamin Moore

#D8D9D8 Color Graytint (1611)

98.48% match | ΔE 1.52

#DCDFDE Color Pearl River (871)

98.28% match | ΔE 1.72

#D4D7D2 Color Alaskan Husky (1479)

97.98% match | ΔE 2.02

#DDE1E1 Color Mineral Ice (2132-70)

97.87% match | ΔE 2.13

Dunn-Edwards

Olympus White (SW 6253) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Olympus White (SW 6253) to Dunn-Edwards

#D8DADB Color Silver Setting (DE 6359)

98.25% match | ΔE 1.75

#D9D9D6 Color Winter Morn (DET 617)

97.96% match | ΔE 2.04

#D5D7D9 Color December Sky (DE 6352)

97.88% match | ΔE 2.12

#DBDBDA Color Porpoise (DE 6373)

97.83% match | ΔE 2.17

Farrow & Ball

Olympus White (SW 6253) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Olympus White (SW 6253) to Farrow & Ball

#D4D4D2 Color Dimpse (277)

97.94% match | ΔE 2.06

#D1DADB Color Borrowed Light (235)

97.77% match | ΔE 2.23

#C9CFCD Color Skylight (205)

97.46% match | ΔE 2.54

#D8D6CF Color Ammonite (274)

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

Color Combinations

View more Sherwin Williams Olympus White (SW 6253) - #D4D8D7 color palettes and coordinating colors

848F8C

9FA7A5

B9C0BE

D4D8D7

EFF0F0

FFFFFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

D5D8D4

D4D8D5

D4D8D7

D4D7D8

D4D5D8

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

D4D8D7

D7D4D8

D8D7D4

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

D4D8D7

D5D4D8

D8D4D5

D7D8D4

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

D4D8D7

D8DBDB

DCDFDF

E0E3E3

E5E7E7

E9EBEB

EDEFEF

F2F3F3

F6F7F7

FAFBFB

FFFFFF

Olympus White (SW 6253) - #D4D8D7 Tints

D4D8D7

BEC2C1

A9ACAC

949796

7F8181

6A6C6B

545656

3F4040

2A2B2B

151515

000000

Olympus White (SW 6253) - #D4D8D7 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#D4D8D7

Olympus White (SW 6253)

#D8D4D5

Light Gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Sherwin Williams Olympus White (SW 6253) - #D4D8D7?

Color that best contrast with Sherwin Williams Olympus White (SW 6253) - #D4D8D7 is #D8D4D5, color name is Light Gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.