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Sherwin Williams Essential gray (SW 6002) HEX code

This HEX color is commonly associated with Sherwin Williams colors, especially Sherwin-Williams paint colors collection. This particular HEX color sample is often used to illustrate color named Essential gray, the code SW 6002 is also used for refference to this Sherwin Williams color. And while HEX (RGB) representation of "real world" colors is not the most accurate choice, we can still use this visual sample as a point of refference for personal research or comparison. The information below should be useful to distinguish common colors between different tints, shades, standards and manufacturers.

HEX Color

HEX Code:#bcb8b6
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:188, 184, 182
RGB Float:0.737, 0.722, 0.714
CMYK Percentage:0, 2, 3, 26
HSL:20,4,73
LAB:75,1,2
LRV (?) :48.28%
Sherwin Williams Essential gray (SW 6002) represented in HEX code #bcb8b6
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #C3C0B7 / CLOUD GREY (N22)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #B2AFA6 / Minerva Grey (BS2660-9095)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #BEC0B8 / Light AIrcraft Grey (BS381C-627)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #B6B6B6 / Grey (18-B-19)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #BFBCBB / KNIGHT (3009)
Munsell Color System / #C1BAB8 / 10r 7.5/0.5
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #BDB9B9 / S 2502-R
AMS Standard 595a / #BABAB4 / Gray (36492)
Behr paint / #B9B5B2 / Toile Gray (TH-50)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #B7B5B3 / Nightingale (AF-670)
Dulux color palette / #BAB3AC / PEBBLE GREY
Dulux Trade Paints / #B9B4AE / Pebble grey (10YY 46/041)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #B9BABA / Covered in Platinum (DE6367)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #B9BAB7 / Fair-Minded Gray (438-3DB)
Farrow and ball colours / #B8BCB5 / Light Blue (22)
Federal Standard 595c / #BABBB4 / Light gray #49 / Gull gray (36492)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #BCB6B4 / North Island (552)
Isomat color system / #BDB9B7 / LPN 2633
Kelly Moore paint colors / #BCB6B3 / Smooth Stone (KM4920-1)
Kilz paint colors / #B6B3B1 / Postcard (TB-25)
Little Greene paint colors / #C1BCBD / Welcome dark (LG 181)
Matthews Paint Colors / #BBB5B4 / Causeway Stone (MP14128)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #B9B4B1 / Gray Marble (1002-4)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #BCB8B6 / Essential gray (SW 6002)
Tikkurila paint colours / #BDBAB1 / Cloister (V487)
Trumatch paint colors / #BAB9B5 / Trumatch 9-g6 (9-g6)
Valspar Paint Colors / #BBB4B3 / Winter Calm (4001-1B)
Vista paint colors / #BBBAB6 / Zephyr (K-829)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #C0BDB9 / PANTONE P 169-4 C
Pantone Metallics / #8D9091 / PANTONE 877 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #B8BBBC / PANTONE 10103 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #B5B7B4 / PANTONE 421 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #B6B6B6 / PANTONE Col Grey 4 U
RAL Classic / #BCB7AE / Silk grey (RAL 7044)
RAL Design / #BABABA / RAL 000 75 00
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #BCBCBC / On.00.69
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #C0B7B3 / Cn.02.67
Tiger Drylac / #BEBEBD / 049/90450 Sparkle Silver (149/90450)