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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6001

Sherwin-Williams Grayish#CFCAC7 · LRV 60

Grayish reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6001 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS GRAYISH
RGB 207, 202, 199 LRV 60

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Grayish
SKU SW 6001
Hex #CFCAC7
RGB 207, 202, 199
HSL 22°, 8%, 80%
LRV 60
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Gray

About Sherwin-Williams 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.

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.

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
Nomadic Travels
SKU 0524 · #CACECC · LRV 61
ΔE 4.54 (noticeable)
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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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.84
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1004-2
#D1CDCA
Free Reign
ΔE 0.84 · LRV 61
1002-3
#D0CCC5
Cool Slate
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 61
1018-2
#D4CBC4
My Alibi
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 61
1007-2
#CECAC1
Swirling Smoke
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 59
1025-3
#D1CCC2
Whiskers
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 61

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.16
All gray at Valspar →
4002-1A
#CEC7C4
Modest Silver
ΔE 1.16 · LRV 57.8
8005-12B
#CFC9C8
Windy City
ΔE 1.33 · LRV 59
T561
#D0CDC8
Gravel Drive
ΔE 1.8 · LRV 61.2
4003-1B
#CBC9C4
Filtered Shade
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 58.4
8006-11B
#CACACA
Gray Morn
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 59

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.3
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
2109-60
#D3CCC7
Portland Gray
ΔE 1.3 · LRV
2112-60
#CDCCCA
Cement Gray
ΔE 1.97 · LRV
1459
#CACAC8
Metro Gray
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 58
AF-680
#CFCAC2
Wish
ΔE 2.6 · LRV
1465
#CFCCC4
Nimbus
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 59

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.32
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC790
#CAC7C4
Ice Gray
ΔE 1.32 · LRV 57
DE6387
#CBC5C6
Dangerous Robot
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 57
DEC786
#D3CEC5
Miner's Dust
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 62
DE6394
#D4CBCC
Eagle's View
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 61
DE6276
#CBCDC4
Silhouette
ΔE 5.31 · LRV 60

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.33
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 1.33 · LRV 63
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 2.48 · LRV 60
NO. 286
#D6C8C3
Peignoir
ΔE 3.91 · LRV 60
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 4.66 · LRV 59
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 4.73 · LRV 62

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.57
All gray at Behr →
HDC-NT-20
#D2CCC6
Cotton Grey
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 61
HDC-WR14-2
#CEC9C3
Winter Haze
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 59
PPU18-09
#D2CCC5
Burnished Clay
ΔE 2.03 · LRV 61
QE-49
#CCCBC7
Mexican Silver
ΔE 2.29 · LRV 60
790C-3
#CCCAC4
Dolphin Fin
ΔE 2.55 · LRV 59

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.42
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 3.82 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 7.28 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 10.81 · LRV 60

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.44
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 3.44 · LRV 58
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 3.67 · LRV 62
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 4.62 · LRV 62
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 5.75 · LRV 59
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 6.81 · LRV 61

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.43
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 6.43 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 9.64 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 9.69 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 12.26 · LRV 53
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 14.38 · LRV 51

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Grayish 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 6274
Destiny
LRV 59
SW 7078
Minute Mauve
LRV 59
SW 7064
Passive
LRV 60
SW 6260
Unique Gray
LRV 59
SW 7667
Zircon
LRV 58
SW 7651
Front Porch
LRV 60

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.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CFCAC7 + #C7CCCF
TRIADIC
#CFCAC7 · #C7CFCA · #CAC7CF
ANALOGOUS
#CFC7C8 · #CFCAC7 · #CFCEC7

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.62:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.93:1 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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