Bunglehouse Gray (SW 2845)
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Bunglehouse Gray (SW 2845) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 28, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bunglehouse Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Bunglehouse Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Bunglehouse 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 | Worn Leather Shoes | CSP-135 | 27.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Carriage Door | 770D-5 | 26.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sandalwood | 6008-2B | 27 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sylvan | 1032-4 | 29 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Bunglehouse Gray (LRV 28) by LRV.
Lighter than Bunglehouse Gray
Darker than Bunglehouse Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2845 |
| Hex | #988F7B |
| RGB | 152, 143, 123 |
| HSL | 41°, 12%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.7, -0.1, 11.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bunglehouse Gray (SW 2845), published as #988F7B
#88857A
#A8997B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bunglehouse Gray (SW 2845)?
- Bunglehouse Gray has an LRV of 28. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bunglehouse Gray is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bunglehouse Gray in another brand?
- Carriage Door (Behr 770D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bunglehouse Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Bunglehouse Gray as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.9; 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.