Porpoise
Porpoise is a Neutral paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its greige and grey classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#6B645BLRV
12.95
Porpoise's Color Strip
Porpoise is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Anonymous and Urbane Bronze. The strip spans from Worldly Gray at the lightest end to Urbane Bronze at the deepest. As part of strip 245, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Porpoise in Rooms
Follow Porpoise from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 7 sourced room photos sit alongside 6 generated visualizations.
1 Bedroom Photo
Porpoise (7047) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under gentle morning light and low evening lamps.
Bedroom walls in Porpoise create a restful sanctuary with cool-toned serenity.
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2 Front Door Photos
1 sourced photo is joined by 1 generated visualization, offering both observed and imagined settings. Together they show Porpoise (7047) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Front door painted Porpoise makes a bold architectural statement.
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Entry door in Porpoise commands attention with bold, sophisticated color.
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1 Home Office Photo
Against wood, paper, shelving and upholstered seating, Porpoise (7047) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 12.9, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Office walls in Porpoise foster focus with their calm, sophisticated depth.
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3 House Photos
The façade’s movement through sun, shade and season can draw different notes from Porpoise (7047). The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Home exterior in Porpoise presents a modern, distinctive curb appeal.
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Home exterior finished in Porpoise presents modern style and lasting beauty.
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Exterior siding in Porpoise offers striking curb appeal on this contemporary home.
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1 Kitchen Photo
The 1 kitchen image turn a neutral swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
Kitchen walls in Porpoise balance coolness with welcoming neutral sophistication.
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3 Living Room Photos
3 living room images place Porpoise (7047) in a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight. With an LRV of 12.9, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Living room walls painted Porpoise deliver calm, contemporary elegance.
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Porpoise walls establish a soothing foundation for this modern living room.
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This living room painted Porpoise feels serene and architecturally refined.
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2 Misc Photos
2 misc images place Porpoise (7047) in an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula. With an LRV of 12.9, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Laundry room walls in Porpoise create an organized, calm workspace.
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Furniture painted Porpoise adds contemporary style to a blank canvas.
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Expert Perspectives
Articles and features from across our network of home and design sites.
Coordinating Colors
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 13), opening up a space where Porpoise encloses it.
Eider White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 13), opening up a space where Porpoise encloses it.
Trim Color
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 13), opening up a space where Porpoise encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (13 vs 6) makes Porpoise the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (13 vs 7) makes Porpoise the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 13, Starry Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Soulful Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Hulett Ore reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Gauntlet Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Pewter Cast reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 13), opening up a space where Porpoise encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (22 vs 13) makes Going Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (13 vs 8) makes Porpoise the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (13 vs 9) makes Porpoise the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This dreamy, dark gray bronze is the perfect neutral for a bold and luxurious accent wall. Pair with a cool white like Eider White for a dramatic pop.