Foggy Day
SW 6235 · #727C7F · LRV 20 — cool blue-green tone, dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs.
- 1Black Fox7
- 2Pewter Green12
- 3Foggy Day20
- 4Stardew43
- 5Quietude48
What Color Is Foggy Day, Really?
Foggy Day reads as a cool blue-green tone — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6235 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Foggy Day
Foggy Day works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Foggy Day
With an LRV of 20, Foggy Day is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Most complaints about Foggy Day 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 Sherwin-Williams SW 6235 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Ocean SwellPPU25-19 · Behr | 0.6 | 19 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Wolf Gray2127-40 · Benjamin Moore | 2.2 | 21 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Elephant Gray4006-2A · Valspar | 2.3 | 18.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | PhantomPPG1036-6 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 19 | Color page → |
| Glidden | PhantomPPG1036-6 · Glidden | 1.6 | 18 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Industrialized434-5DB · Dutch Boy | 3.1 | 21 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Foggy Day within 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 #727C7F in HSL space. Pair Foggy Day with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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