Silver Gray (SW 0049)
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Silver Gray (SW 0049) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Silver Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Silver Gray, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Northern Cliffs | 1536 | 45.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Saturn Gray | UL190-7 | 44.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Carriage House | 6003-1C | 43 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sharkskin | 1025-4 | 40 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Silver Gray (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Gray
Darker than Silver Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0049 |
| Hex | #B8B2A2 |
| RGB | 184, 178, 162 |
| HSL | 44°, 13%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.7, -0.7, 8.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Gray (SW 0049), published as #B8B2A2
#A7A8A0
#C9BCA2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Gray (SW 0049)?
- Silver Gray has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Gray in another brand?
- Saturn Gray (Behr UL190-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silver Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Silver Gray as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.9; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.