Shadow Gray
No. 9904 · #CCC9BC · LRV 58 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Light French Gray53
- 3Shadow Gray58
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Shadow Gray, Really?
Shadow Gray reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 9904 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Shadow Gray
Shadow Gray is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Shadow Gray
At LRV 58, Shadow Gray is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Shadow Gray are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Farrow & Ball No. 9904 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | CreateSW 9646 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Gratifying GrayDC-008 · Behr | 1.7 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Apparition860 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Villa Grey6005-1B · Valspar | 1.9 | 58.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Storm's ComingPPG1008-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 58 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Ostrich FeatherPPG14-32 · Glidden | 2.0 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Shadow Gray within Farrow & Ball's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #CCC9BC in HSL space. Pair Shadow Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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