Sherwin Williams Sea Salt SW 6204
| Official page: | Sea Salt SW 6204 |
| Code: | SW 6204 |
| Name: | Sea Salt |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
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What color is Sherwin Williams Sea Salt?
Sherwin Williams Sea Salt is an iconic green paint color that is soft and muted. It is a flexible color that can look good with both muted and fresh color palettes. SW 6204 is a beautiful popular color, it is one of the most finicky colors as well. Don’t confuse Sherwin-Williams Sea Salt with Benjamin Moore Sea Salt. They are not even close. Benjamin Moore Sea Salt is a gray with violet undertones.
Sea Salt for bedroom (4 photos)
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Sea Salt for living room (2 photos)
Check out this stunning Light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams SW 6204 for bathroom
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool Light grey real bathrooms.
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What are Sherwin Williams Sea Salt undertones?
Sea Salt has a clear green undertone based on its position in the color space. We identify undertones by isolating the pure hue (separating it from lightness and saturation), which avoids distortions caused by tints, tones, and shades.
This method is generally more reliable than judging undertones on a white background.
HEX value:
#CDD2CA
RGB code:
205, 210, 202
Is Sherwin Williams Sea Salt SW 6204 cool or warm?
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With a hue of 97°, this Grey leans cool, but it's near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
SW 6204 Sea Salt HSL code: 97, 8%, 81%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
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How light temperature affects Sea Salt
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural‑light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange‑red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange‑yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color‑temperature (Kelvins).
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Sea Salt:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Darker shades
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LRV of Sea Salt
Sea Salt has an LRV of 63% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 63%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you’ll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
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Color codes
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| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #cdd2ca |  |
| RGB Decimal | 205, 210, 202 | |
| RGB Percent | 80.39%, 82.35%, 79.22% | |
| HSV | Hue: 97° Saturation: 3.81% Value: 82.35% | |
| HSL | hsl(97, 8, 81) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 2.38 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 3.81 Key: 17.65 | |
| YIQ | Y: 207.593 I: -0.409 Q: -3.547 | |
| XYZ | X: 58.881 Y: 63.337 Z: 64.984 | |
| CIE Lab | L:83.619 a:-3.157 b:3.368 | |
| CIE Luv | L:83.619 u:-2.393 v:5.605 | |
| Decimal | 13488842 | |
| Hunter Lab | 79.584, -7.207, 7.296 | |
Sherwin Williams SW 6204 Sea Salt
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