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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 7641

Sherwin-Williams Colonnade Gray#C6C0B6 · LRV 53

Colonnade Gray reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 7641 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COLONNADE GRAY
RGB 198, 192, 182 LRV 53

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Colonnade Gray
SKU SW 7641
Hex #C6C0B6
RGB 198, 192, 182
HSL 37°, 12%, 75%
LRV 53
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Sherwin-Williams Colonnade Gray

At LRV 53, Colonnade Gray 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.

Colonnade 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Hearthstone
SKU 0567 · #C7BEB2 · LRV 52
ΔE 1.51 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.52
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 0.52 · LRV 52
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 1.58 · LRV 55
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 3.22 · LRV 53
NO. 283
#C9BEAB
Drop Cloth
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 52
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 5.04 · LRV 53

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.62
All neutral at Behr →
N230-3
#C8C1B6
Armadillo
ΔE 0.62 · LRV 54
PPU8-17
#C5C0B1
Fortress Stone
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 53
PPU5-13
#CABDAF
Creamy Mushroom
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 52
PPU18-10
#C4BFBC
Natural Gray
ΔE 3.45 · LRV 53
UL210-8
#C0C2B8
Silver Sage
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 53

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1550
#C5C1B8
Cumulus Cloud
ΔE 1 · LRV 52
996
#C9BEAF
Ashen Tan
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 51
CC-456
#C9BEAF
Dufferin Terrace
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 51
HC-176
#C9BEAF
Annapolis Gray
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 51
1557
#C2C3B9
Silver Song
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 53

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.04
All neutral at Valspar →
M341
#C8C2B6
Clay Figurine
ΔE 1.04 · LRV 54.2
M111
#C7C2B4
Feathers of a Dove
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 53.9
V145-2
#C6C4BB
Zen Pebble
ΔE 2.14 · LRV 55.1
M252
#C3C4B8
Rocky Cliff
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 54.6
8004-3C
#C9BFBD
Oyster Bay
ΔE 5.21 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.47
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 1.47 · LRV 54
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 50
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 2.92 · LRV 51
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 6 · LRV 51
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 6.7 · LRV 53

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.97
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1023-3
#C9BFB2
Ashen
ΔE 1.97 · LRV 53
15-28
#CBC1B4
Great Gray
ΔE 2 · LRV 54
1020-3
#CEC1B5
Whippet
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 55
1004-3
#C4BDBA
Hush
ΔE 3.88 · LRV 52
1017-3
#C8BCB7
Fond Memory
ΔE 4.61 · LRV 52

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.44
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC795
#C3C0BB
Gray Pearl
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 53
DEC752
#CCBEAC
Birchwood
ΔE 4.15 · LRV 53
DE6234
#C5C0AC
Serene Thought
ΔE 4.44 · LRV 53
DE6290
#BCC4BD
Ashwood
ΔE 6.64 · LRV 54
DE6031
#CDBDBA
Wafting Gray
ΔE 6.87 · LRV 53

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.8
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 4.6 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 7.3 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 7.47 · LRV 60

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.65
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.65 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 9.72 · LRV 60
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 12.03 · LRV 41
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 12.78 · LRV 53
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 16.05 · LRV 51

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Colonnade Gray within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

SW 54
Twilight Gray
LRV 53
SW 1015
Skyline Steel
LRV 53
SW 7649
Silverplate
LRV 53
SW 7672
Knitting Needles
LRV 53
SW 55
Light French Gray
LRV 53
SW 2844
Roycroft Mist Gray
LRV 51

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C6C0B6 in HSL space. Pair Colonnade Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C6C0B6 + #B6BCC6
TRIADIC
#C6C0B6 · #B6C6C0 · #C0B6C6
ANALOGOUS
#C6B8B6 · #C6C0B6 · #C4C6B6

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.81:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.62:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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