Pearl Gray (SW 0052)
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Pearl Gray (SW 0052) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pearl Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Pearl Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Pearl 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 | Vapor Trails | 1556 | 61.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Heath Gray | N380-2 | 59 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sparkling Sage | 5005-3B | 62 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bay Of Fundy | 10-07 | 63 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Pearl Gray (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Pearl Gray
Darker than Pearl Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0052 |
| Hex | #CBCEC5 |
| RGB | 203, 206, 197 |
| HSL | 80°, 8%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.3, -2.6, 4.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pearl Gray (SW 0052), published as #CBCEC5
#BAC4C3
#DDD8C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pearl Gray (SW 0052)?
- Pearl Gray has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pearl Gray is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pearl Gray in another brand?
- Heath Gray (Behr N380-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pearl Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Pearl Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.1; 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.