Colonial Revival Gray (SW 2832)
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Colonial Revival Gray (SW 2832) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Colonial Revival Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Colonial Revival 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 Colonial Revival 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 | Blue Springs | 1592 | 48.7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | French Silver | PPU18-05 | 49.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Polished Silver | 4008-1B | 47 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Stargazer | 1011-3 | 45 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Colonial Revival Gray (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Colonial Revival Gray
Darker than Colonial Revival Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2832 |
| Hex | #B4B9B9 |
| RGB | 180, 185, 185 |
| HSL | 180°, 3%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.8, -1.7, -0.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Colonial Revival Gray (SW 2832), published as #B4B9B9
#A3AFB7
#C6C3B9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Colonial Revival Gray (SW 2832)?
- Colonial Revival Gray has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Colonial Revival Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Colonial Revival Gray in another brand?
- Polished Silver (Valspar 4008-1B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Colonial Revival Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Colonial Revival Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.6; 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.