Reticence
Sherwin-Williams's Reticence is a red shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 62.4 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#D9CDC3LRV
62.36
Reticence's Color Strip
Reticence is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Color strip 196 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Coordinating Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (73 vs 62) makes Nice White the marginally brighter of the two.
Trim Color
A 11-point LRV gap (73 vs 62) makes Nice White the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (62 vs 59) makes Reticence the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 62 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Reticence reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Reticence reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 77 vs 62, Glass Bead is decisively the brighter choice.
Reticence reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 29), opening up a space where Morning at Sea encloses it.
Reticence reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Mount Etna encloses it.
Reticence reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 11), opening up a space where Rain Cloud encloses it.
Reticence reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 7), opening up a space where Sea Mariner encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Simple White reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (74 vs 62) makes Incredible White the marginally brighter of the two.
Crystalline reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 62), opening up a space where Reticence encloses it.
Gauzy White reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Reticence reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 48), opening up a space where Cool Beige encloses it.
Reticence reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 33), opening up a space where Mexican Sand encloses it.
Reticence reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 50), opening up a space where Bona Fide Beige encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Create the ethereal ambience of a stroll through a deep, birch wood forest with this light, bone-white neutral and its slight red tinge.