Evening Shadow
Often used for its versatile and reflective qualities, Evening Shadow remains a staple for Sherwin-Williams designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. We've gathered 11 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#C9CCCD
LRV
60.00
Evening Shadow's Color Strip
Evening Shadow is the second shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Reflection and Monorail Silver. The strip spans from Reflection at the lightest end to Smoky Blue at the deepest. As part of strip 233, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Evening Shadow in Real Rooms
Evening Shadow has a high LRV of 60 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Neutral family, the photos below show it applied in a bedroom, house, living room and misc.
3 Bedroom Photos
For guest bedrooms, Evening Shadow is a welcoming embrace. It's a universally appealing tone that feels clean and fresh for new arrivals, yet has enough "personality" to make their stay feel special and considered. It works across all seasons, feeling cool in summer and cozy in winter.
Deep walls create intimacy in this Evening Shadow bedroom.
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Moody bedroom walls showcase the richness of Evening Shadow.
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Dark walls establish drama in this Evening Shadow bedroom.
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1 House Photo
Using Evening Shadow on an exterior allows you to be more creative with your landscaping. The color provides a dark, rich backdrop that makes the greens of boxwoods or the colors of perennials look much more vivid and professional.
Exterior siding displays Evening Shadow's sophisticated depth and character.
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6 Living Room Photos
Evening Shadow anchors the living room with a quiet, architectural confidence. Its depth shifts subtly through the day — cooler in the crisp morning light and significantly warmer by lamplight in the evening — making it a natural fit for a space meant for both high-energy gathering and silent unwinding. To maximize the effect, layer in natural white oak, heavy linen, and soft metallics to let the color truly breathe.
Rich walls anchor this living room in Evening Shadow.
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1 Misc Photo
Evening Shadow shows up in some unexpected spaces in these photos — hallways, laundry rooms, and accent walls. Each one makes the case that the color's versatility extends well beyond the obvious applications into every corner of the home.
Sophisticated dark walls create depth and mystery.
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Coordinating Colors
Ice Cube reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Evening Shadow encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 60, Shell White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 32, Evening Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Ice Cube reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Evening Shadow encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (64 vs 60) makes Misty the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes Evening Shadow the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Reflection reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (60 vs 53) makes Evening Shadow the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 76 vs 60, Mauve Tinge is decisively the brighter choice.
Evening Shadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 35, Evening Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 60, Heavenly White is decisively the brighter choice.
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Evening Shadow encloses it.
Evening Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 35), opening up a space where Palisade encloses it.
Evening Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 13), opening up a space where Griffin encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Icicle reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Evening Shadow encloses it.
Aura White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Evening Shadow encloses it.
Darker Colors
Evening Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 31), opening up a space where Cadet encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 37, Evening Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Evening Shadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Evening Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Evening Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 42), opening up a space where Morning Fog encloses it.