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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6254

Sherwin-Williams Lazy Gray#BEC1C3 · LRV 53

Lazy Gray reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6254 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS LAZY GRAY
RGB 190, 193, 195 LRV 53

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Lazy Gray
SKU SW 6254
Hex #BEC1C3
RGB 190, 193, 195
HSL 204°, 4%, 75%
LRV 53
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Sherwin-Williams Lazy Gray

At LRV 53, Lazy Gray 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.

Lazy 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. 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
Ice Flow
SKU 0448 · #BDC3BD · LRV 54
ΔE 4.8 (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 0.54
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1013-3
#BEC0C2
Whirlwind
ΔE 0.54 · LRV 53
10-15
#BDC1C1
Quest
ΔE 1.34 · LRV 53
1012-4
#B8BFC2
Gray Frost
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 51
1039-2
#B9C0C0
Maiden Mist
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 52
1005-3
#C2BDBA
Gray Shadows
ΔE 4.37 · LRV 51

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.74
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6360
#C0C3C4
Foil
ΔE 0.74 · LRV 54
DE6353
#BBBFC3
Silver Lined
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 52
DE6311
#B7C0BE
Haze Blue
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 51
DEC795
#C3C0BB
Gray Pearl
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 53
DE6290
#BCC4BD
Ashwood
ΔE 5.7 · LRV 54

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.12
All gray at Valspar →
8006-11C
#C0C2C2
Rocky Shelter
ΔE 1.12 · LRV 54
V114-1
#C0C2C2
Rocky Shelter
ΔE 1.12 · LRV 53.5
M349
#BDC1C7
Cube Farm
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 53.1
V116-1
#BCC2C2
Shallow Skies
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 53
8004-46B
#BFC0C6
Dolphin at Play
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 53

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.35
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
AF-695
#BEC2C2
Eternity
ΔE 1.35 · LRV 52
2126-50
#BAC1C6
Gray Timber Wolf
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 52
1605
#B9BFBE
Winter Solstice
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 51
1466
#C1BFBA
Smoke Embers
ΔE 4.03 · LRV 51
1585
#B9C5C3
Wales Gray
ΔE 5.04 · LRV

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.63
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 55
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 56
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 3.4 · LRV 50
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 5.41 · LRV 54
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 6.67 · LRV 51

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.73
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 5.41 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 6.54 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 7.01 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 7.11 · LRV 54

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.52
All gray at Behr →
PPU12-10
#BCC6C7
Misty Morn
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 55
HDC-WR15-3
#C2BFBC
Noble Gray
ΔE 3.56 · LRV 52
QE-50
#BFBFBA
Gull Gray
ΔE 3.78 · LRV 52
PPU18-10
#C4BFBC
Natural Gray
ΔE 4.31 · LRV 53
MQ5-32
#C3BEC3
Such Melodrama
ΔE 4.78 · LRV 52

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.36
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 4.36 · LRV 51
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 5.17 · LRV 49
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 5.44 · LRV 55
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 6.67 · LRV 52
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 8.26 · LRV 53

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.89
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 6.89 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 9.74 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 9.85 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 14.44 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 16.62 · LRV 53

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Lazy 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 6247
Krypton
LRV 52
SW 9137
Niebla Azul
LRV 53
SW 55
Light French Gray
LRV 53
SW 7672
Knitting Needles
LRV 53
SW 7649
Silverplate
LRV 53
SW 6233
Samovar Silver
LRV 51

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #BEC1C3 in HSL space. Pair Lazy Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BEC1C3 + #C3C0BE
TRIADIC
#BEC1C3 · #C3BEC1 · #C1C3BE
ANALOGOUS
#BEC3C3 · #BEC1C3 · #BEBFC3

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.81:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.61:1 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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