Sherwin-Williams · SW 6206
Oyster Bay on house exteriors
- Color family
- Green-gray
- Digital swatch
- #AEB3A9
Where I’d start
Check the painted siding near the stone piers. The existing stone is a useful reference for how green the wall looks.
See Oyster Bay on more houses
Look at the color next to the roof, stone or wood you’d actually be keeping.
Porch cottage
A covered porch and a burgundy entry door
Open this houseCoastal cottage
Blue-gray shutters beside painted siding
Open this houseBungalow with brick porch piers
Painted siding beside natural brick
Open this houseSame house, three colors
Start at the edge where the siding meets an existing finish. Then step back and compare the whole facade.
Oyster Bay
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6206Stone piers and deep porch shade.
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9130Evergreen Fog adds a deeper sage option under the same porch.
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6208Pewter Green creates the strongest dark-to-light contrast with the stone.
How we compared them. Recoat applied each named paint to the same prepared siding area of an illustrative demo photo. Each view uses the same framing and original finishes around the painted area.
Before you pick a sample
Choosing between shades?
Does Oyster Bay go gray beside stone?
It can read quieter beside cool stone or in shade. Put a board where the wall meets the porch pier and carry it into daylight to see if the green is still visible enough for you.
See Evergreen Fog in its own guideBefore you buy a gallon
Three checks to make where you’ll actually paint.
Start with the hardest spot
Start where the siding meets the finish you’re keeping.
Compare generous samples
Set Oyster Bay and your closest alternative next to each other on separate sample boards.
Look in different light
Look from the sidewalk, then move the sample under the eaves to see the shaded version.
