Oyster Bay

SW 6206 · Sherwin-Williams

Sherwin-Williams

Oyster Bay

SW 6206

Hex code

#AEB3A9

Light reflectance value (LRV)

44.1Light-medium, light with some depth

0 black100 white

Undertone

Subtle yellow-leaning green, a green color

Color family: Green
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Sherwin-Williams Oyster Bay SW 6206 is a mid-depth gray-green that many people describe as blue-gray once it is on the wall. Its LRV of 44 puts it at the light-medium line, comfortable on four walls of a room with good windows and noticeably moodier in a dim one. Our method reads it as a subtle yellow-leaning green, yet its nearest matches by measurement are plain grays and a blue, which says how easily it slides between the three. It is used on exteriors, cabinets and bedroom walls.

Updated September 2, 2026

Is Oyster Bay warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans yellow-green

Undertone

Subtle yellow-leaning green

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A gentle lean, quiet on the wall.

Oyster Bay measures as a green with a small yellow lean and little color overall, and that combination is why it is hard to pin down. Its closest matches are Magnetic Gray SW 7058, a plain gray, and Silvermist SW 7621, a blue. It sits where gray, blue and green meet. Next to Magnetic Gray SW 7058 the green shows; next to Silvermist SW 7621 it looks warmer and a little yellow. Warm white trim and oak bring the green and the yellow forward. A cool white, gray tile or steel sends it blue-gray, which is the version most people photograph. Comfort Gray SW 6205, one step up its strip, reads grayer still; Acacia Haze SW 9132, one step down, reads as a clear gray-green.

Oyster Bay in north, south, east and west light

Oyster Bay changes more with the exposure than any other color on its strip, and a north room is where it goes blue-gray. Cool daylight strips the small yellow lean and leaves a gray with a blue cast. People who wanted green complain about it; people who wanted blue-gray are happy. South rooms bring the yellow back and it reads as a soft gray-green all day. East rooms are green in the morning and gray-blue after lunch; west rooms run gray-blue until the late sun warms them. Bulbs at 2700K keep the green at night, and anything cooler than 3500K turns it blue.

Watch for

Goes blue-gray in a north room or under cool bulbs, so sample it on the darkest wall
Reads green beside a plain gray such as Magnetic Gray SW 7058 and yellow-tinged beside a blue such as Silvermist SW 7621
Cream trim or honey oak floors push it toward a muddy yellow-green in strong sun
On a sunlit exterior it lightens to about where Comfort Gray SW 6205 sits

Best rooms and surfaces for Oyster Bay

Oyster Bay works in more rooms than most mid-depth greens because it can pass for a gray. On four walls it suits bedrooms, living rooms and dining rooms with a good window, where it reads as a soft gray-green by day. Cabinets take it well: it gives color against a white kitchen without the weight of a dark green island. Bathrooms work, with the caveat that cool vanity light turns it blue-gray. It is a whole-house candidate only in a bright house; in a dim hallway it turns a flat gray. Doors, built-ins and a home office are all fine in it. It fights orange-toned oak floors, which pull it toward a muddy yellow-green, and pink-beige tile, which pulls it blue.

Oyster Bay on an exterior

Exterior use is the top question people ask about Oyster Bay, and it works as a body color on siding. Full sun lightens it a step toward a pale gray-green near Comfort Gray SW 6205. The shaded elevations hold the deeper blue-gray, so look at both before deciding. White trim in Spare White SW 6203 or Greek Villa SW 7551 frames it. A door or shutters in Pewter Green SW 6208, from the same strip, or in Iron Ore SW 7069 anchor it. Against red brick the green shows; against gray stone it reads blue.

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Oyster Bay vs Sea Salt, Evergreen Fog, Comfort Gray and Acacia Haze

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Sea Salt SW 6204, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Oyster Bay vs Sea Salt SW 6204

Oyster Bay is much darker; undertone subtle yellow-leaning green vs subtle green.

Sea Salt SW 6204 is the lightest color on Oyster Bay's strip and much lighter, LRV 63 against 44, a subtle green with no yellow lean. Oyster Bay has a small yellow lean and far more depth, so it reads as a real gray-green where Sea Salt reads as a tinted white. Pick Sea Salt for a small bathroom or a whole house that should stay bright. Pick Oyster Bay for walls that should show color, or for cabinets.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Evergreen Fog SW 9130, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Oyster Bay vs Evergreen Fog SW 9130

Oyster Bay is much lighter; both have a subtle yellow-leaning green undertone.

Evergreen Fog SW 9130 is noticeably darker, LRV 30 against 44, and its yellow lean is the same subtle one, so the two are close in tint and differ mainly in depth. Evergreen Fog stays green in more light; Oyster Bay slides to gray-blue sooner. Pick Evergreen Fog for cabinets, a moody room or a north room that must read green. Pick Oyster Bay where the room needs to stay lighter and a blue-gray drift is acceptable.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Comfort Gray SW 6205, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Oyster Bay vs Comfort Gray SW 6205

Oyster Bay is noticeably darker; undertone subtle yellow-leaning green vs subtle green.

Comfort Gray SW 6205 is the next color up the strip, noticeably lighter at LRV 54, and a subtle green with even less color than Oyster Bay. It reads as a gray with a green tint; Oyster Bay reads as a green with a gray tint. Choose Comfort Gray for four walls of a living room or an open plan. Choose Oyster Bay for a bedroom, a bathroom or cabinets where more color is the point.

Oyster Bay

Acacia Haze

Oyster Bay vs Acacia Haze SW 9132

Oyster Bay is much lighter; undertone subtle yellow-leaning green vs subtle green.

Acacia Haze SW 9132 is the next step down the strip, noticeably darker at LRV 32, and a subtle green without the yellow lean, so it reads a little cooler and clearly greener. Oyster Bay is the lighter, grayer one. Pick Acacia Haze for an accent wall, a vanity or an exterior that should read green from the street. Pick Oyster Bay for four walls in an average room.

Questions about Oyster Bay

Does Oyster Bay look blue?

Often, yes. By measurement it is a green with a small yellow lean, but the color in it is faint. Two of its three closest matches are a gray and a blue, so cool light or a cool white trim is enough to tip it blue-gray. It looks green beside plain grays, warm whites and wood, and blue beside chrome, gray tile and cool bulbs.

What colors go with Oyster Bay?

Sherwin-Williams lists Spare White SW 6203 for trim, with Greek Villa SW 7551 and Prairie Grass SW 7546 as accents. Beyond those it takes white oak, walnut, brass, matte black, navy and terracotta. A deeper green from its own strip, Pewter Green SW 6208, works on a door or an island.

What is one shade lighter than Oyster Bay?

Comfort Gray SW 6205 is one step lighter on the strip, LRV 54, and Acacia Haze SW 9132 is one step darker at 32. Among the closest matches, Magnetic Gray SW 7058 is a touch lighter and grayer, Silvermist SW 7621 a touch lighter and bluer, and Escape Gray SW 6185 a touch darker.

Is Oyster Bay a good cabinet color?

Yes. Oyster Bay is light enough that a full run of cabinets in it does not close a kitchen in, and gray enough to sit with white quartz and marble. Use a satin finish, brass or black hardware, and a clean white on the walls; a cream wall pulls the doors toward yellow-green. Under cool under-cabinet strips the doors go gray, so check the bulb.

Is Oyster Bay a good bedroom color?

It is one of the better bedroom greens because its gray side keeps it calm on four walls. In a north-facing bedroom expect blue-gray; in a south-facing one, gray-green. Warm bedside bulbs, white or linen bedding and pale wood keep it soft, and a cool bulb at night turns the whole room blue.

Is Oyster Bay a good bathroom color?

Yes, with one caution: vanity lights are usually cool, and cool light turns Oyster Bay blue-gray. If that is the look you want, it pairs well with white tile, marble and chrome. If you want green in the bathroom, choose a warm-white bulb and a trim white with a little warmth such as Greek Villa SW 7551.

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Use the visualizer to narrow your shortlist, then confirm the finalist on your actual wall. A peel-and-stick sample of Oyster Bay, checked in morning and evening light, is the last step before a gallon.