Hardware
SW 6172 · Sherwin-Williams
Hardware SW 6172 as a flat swatch, not a painted room
Sherwin-Williams
Hardware
SW 6172
Noticeable yellow-brown, a warm color
- Color family
- Yellow
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Sherwin-Williams Hardware SW 6172 is a dark yellow paint color with a noticeable yellow-brown undertone and an LRV of 23, dark enough to be a statement on four walls.
Source: Sherwin-Williams's color data. Undertone labels describe our calculation, not the paint formula or a test in your room. How we assess colors.
Is Hardware warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
leans yellow
Undertone
Noticeable yellow-brown
A visible lean you see in daylight.
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