Versatile Gray (SW 6072)
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Versatile Gray (SW 6072) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Versatile Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Versatile 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 Versatile 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 | Hazelwood | 1005 | 48.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Graceful Gray | PPU18-12 | 47.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Gallery Grey | 2006-10B | 49 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Legendary | 1019-3 | 50 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Versatile Gray (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Versatile Gray
Darker than Versatile Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6072 |
| Hex | #C1B6AB |
| RGB | 193, 182, 171 |
| HSL | 30°, 15%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.7, 2.0, 7.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Versatile Gray (SW 6072), published as #C1B6AB
#B0ACA9
#D2C0AB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Versatile Gray (SW 6072)?
- Versatile 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 Versatile Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Versatile Gray in another brand?
- Gallery Grey (Valspar 2006-10B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Versatile Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Versatile Gray as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.0; 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.