Reflection
HGSW 7661 · #D3D5D3 · LRV 66 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Palladian Blue60
- 3Reflection66
- 4Drizzle71
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Reflection, Really?
Reflection reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 7661 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Reflection
Reflection 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 Reflection
At LRV 66, Reflection is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Reflection 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 7661 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 | ReflectionSW 7661 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | EvaporationN450-1 · Behr | 1.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | WhisperCSP-500 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Polar Star4005-1A · Valspar | 0.6 | 67.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wright Cloud WhiteFLLW961 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Afraid Of The DarkPPG0994-1 · Glidden | 2.0 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Reflection 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 #D3D5D3 in HSL space. Pair Reflection with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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