Grayish
HGSW 2447 · #CFCAC7 · LRV 60 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Grayish60
- 4Gray Owl65
- 5Glass Slipper70
What Color Is Grayish, Really?
Grayish reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2447 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Grayish
Grayish 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Grayish
At LRV 60, Grayish is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Grayish 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 HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2447 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 | GrayishSW 6001 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mexican SilverQE-49 · Behr | 2.3 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cement Gray2112-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Windy City8005-12B · Valspar | 1.3 | 59 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Cool SlatePPG1002-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Steely GazePPG0996-2 · Glidden | 2.0 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Grayish within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams'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 #CFCAC7 in HSL space. Pair Grayish with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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