Grayish (SW 6001)
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Grayish (SW 6001) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Grayish
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Grayish 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 Grayish, 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 | Angelica | AF-665 | 61.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Graycloth | PPU26-09 | 58.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Modest Silver | 4002-1A | 60 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Free Reign | 1004-2 | 61 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Grayish (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Grayish
Darker than Grayish
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6001 |
| Hex | #CFCAC7 |
| RGB | 207, 202, 199 |
| HSL | 22°, 8%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.6, 1.2, 2.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grayish (SW 6001), published as #CFCAC7
#BEC0C5
#E1D4C7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Grayish (SW 6001)?
- Grayish has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Grayish is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Grayish in another brand?
- Modest Silver (Valspar 4002-1A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Grayish warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Grayish as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.1; 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.