Roycroft Mist Gray (SW 2844)
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Roycroft Mist Gray (SW 2844) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Roycroft Mist Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Roycroft Mist 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 Roycroft Mist 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 | Shale | 861 | 50.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sierra Madre | ECC-46-1 | 50.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Frappé | 6003-1B | 49 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Ghost Writer | 1007-3 | 48 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Roycroft Mist Gray (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Roycroft Mist Gray
Darker than Roycroft Mist Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2844 |
| Hex | #C2BDB1 |
| RGB | 194, 189, 177 |
| HSL | 42°, 12%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.7, -0.4, 6.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Roycroft Mist Gray (SW 2844), published as #C2BDB1
#B1B3AF
#D3C7B1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Roycroft Mist Gray (SW 2844)?
- Roycroft Mist Gray has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Roycroft Mist Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Roycroft Mist Gray in another brand?
- Shale (BM 861) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Roycroft Mist Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Roycroft Mist Gray as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.7; 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.