Twilight Gray (SW 0054)
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Twilight Gray (SW 0054) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Twilight Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Twilight Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Twilight 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 | Alphano Beige | 989 | 54.6 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Penthouse View | T16-06 | 53.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Gallery Grey | 2006-10B | 49 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ashen | 1023-3 | 53 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Twilight Gray (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Twilight Gray
Darker than Twilight Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0054 |
| Hex | #C8BFB5 |
| RGB | 200, 191, 181 |
| HSL | 32°, 15%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.8, 1.4, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Twilight Gray (SW 0054), published as #C8BFB5
#B7B5B3
#D9C9B5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Twilight Gray (SW 0054)?
- Twilight Gray has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Twilight Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Twilight Gray in another brand?
- Penthouse View (Behr T16-06) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Twilight Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Twilight Gray as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.2; 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.