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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 7629

Sherwin-Williams Grapy#786E70 · LRV 16

Grapy reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 7629 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS GRAPY
RGB 120, 110, 112 LRV 16

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Grapy
SKU SW 7629
Hex #786E70
RGB 120, 110, 112
HSL 348°, 4%, 45%
LRV 16
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Sherwin-Williams Grapy

With an LRV of 16, Grapy 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.

Grapy 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.

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
Emu
SKU 0549 · #756E6D · LRV 16
ΔE 2.49 (close)
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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 gray from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.63
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
AF-640
#796C6F
Kasbah
ΔE 1.63 · LRV
1455
#7A6F74
Vintage Charm
ΔE 1.79 · LRV 18
1462
#797271
Gray Mountain
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 19
AF-635
#7C6A73
Bonne Nuit
ΔE 5.15 · LRV 17
CSP-150
#726E67
Windy City
ΔE 6.97 · LRV

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.63
All gray at Behr →
HDC-AC-27
#7B7175
Heather Sachet
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 17
740B-5
#756A6B
Bradford Brown
ΔE 1.64 · LRV 15
PPU17-18
#797275
Echo
ΔE 2 · LRV 17
HDC-NT-26
#7A6A69
Muscatel
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 15
MQ1-41
#7F6B6A
Autumn Ashes
ΔE 4.43 · LRV 16

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.26
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6397
#7C6E6D
Hickory Cliff
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 17
DE6383
#757374
Bank Vault
ΔE 4.43 · LRV 17
DE6377
#6C6B6A
Boat Anchor
ΔE 5.76 · LRV 15
DE6348
#6C7179
Draw Your Sword
ΔE 7.94 · LRV 16
DEC797
#6F7476
Battleship Gray
ΔE 8.49 · LRV 17

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.27
All gray at Valspar →
1003-9B
#776867
Roaming Pony
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 14.7
1001-7B
#7C6C72
Simple Plum
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 16.1
T592
#827072
Ashen Violet
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 17.6
1001-9B
#7F706A
Thorny Brush
ΔE 4.64 · LRV 17.1
4003-2B
#736E6A
Rugged Suede
ΔE 4.89 · LRV 15.9

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.45
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1015-6
#816F6B
Granite Boulder
ΔE 4.45 · LRV 17
13-19
#7C6B76
Purple Dusk
ΔE 5.54 · LRV 16
1008-6
#746F67
Artillery
ΔE 7.1 · LRV 16
1010-6
#6E706D
Up In Smoke
ΔE 8.01 · LRV 16
1011-5
#6E7376
Improbable
ΔE 8.29 · LRV 17

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.85
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-147
#6C6563
Salvaged
ΔE 4.85 · LRV 13
JG-129
#837165
Elemental
ΔE 7.67 · LRV 18
JG-159
#737268
Estate
ΔE 9.7 · LRV 17
JG-86
#616F74
Storm Chaser
ΔE 13.01 · LRV 15
JG-03
#617373
Duke Gray
ΔE 15.45 · LRV 16

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.88
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 244
#786963
London Clay
ΔE 4.88 · LRV 15
NO. 26
#626664
Down Pipe
ΔE 9.85 · LRV 13
NO. 290
#726454
Salon Drab
ΔE 10.3 · LRV 13
NO. 47
#737C70
Green Smoke
ΔE 15.07 · LRV 19
NO. 299
#6A7C80
De Nimes
ΔE 15.19 · LRV 19

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.09
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-DP-53
#726460
Coffee Date
ΔE 5.09 · LRV 14
PNT100-DP-33
#706473
Prince
ΔE 7.25 · LRV 14
PNT100-MD-16
#7B8082
Irony
ΔE 10.22 · LRV 21
PNT100-DP-66
#767665
Field Trip
ΔE 13.26 · LRV 18
PNT100-DP-61
#6C795F
Daily Greens
ΔE 20.35 · LRV 18

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.91
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 13.91 · LRV 14
BD-TS
#7C5F47
Two Step
ΔE 13.91 · LRV 14
BD-MJ
#5A6E7E
Mom Jeans
ΔE 14.86 · LRV 18
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 15.69 · LRV 22
BD-OS
#7E7C5C
Old Soul
ΔE 18.36 · LRV 18

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Grapy 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 6263
Exclusive Plum
LRV 16
SW 22
Patchwork Plum
LRV 16
SW 7019
Gauntlet Gray
LRV 17
SW 6075
Garret Gray
LRV 15
SW 6040
Less Brown
LRV 14
SW 38
Library Pewter
LRV 17

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #786E70 in HSL space. Pair Grapy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#786E70 + #6E7876
TRIADIC
#786E70 · #70786E · #6E7078
ANALOGOUS
#786E75 · #786E70 · #78716E

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
4.93:1 AA
Sample text on black
4.26:1 AA Large

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

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