Light French Gray (SW 0055)
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Light French Gray (SW 0055) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Light French Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Light French 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 Light French 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 | Smoke Embers | 1466 | 51.4 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Noble Gray | HDC-WR15-3 | 51.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Notre Dame | 5006-1B | 58 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gray Shadows | 1005-3 | 51 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Light French Gray (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Light French Gray
Darker than Light French Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0055 |
| Hex | #C2C0BB |
| RGB | 194, 192, 187 |
| HSL | 43°, 5%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.7, -0.2, 2.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Light French Gray (SW 0055), published as #C2C0BB
#B1B6B9
#D4CABB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Light French Gray (SW 0055)?
- Light French 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 Light French Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Light French Gray in another brand?
- Smoke Embers (BM 1466) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Light French Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Light French Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.8; 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.