Perfect Greige (SW 6073)
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Perfect Greige (SW 6073) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Perfect Greige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Perfect Greige 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 Perfect Greige, 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 | Evening Gown | CSP-375 | 40.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Nightingale Gray | N200-3 | 43.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ashen Grey | 6004-1C | 41 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Shadow Taupe | 14-01 | 41 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Perfect Greige (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Perfect Greige
Darker than Perfect Greige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6073 |
| Hex | #B7AB9F |
| RGB | 183, 171, 159 |
| HSL | 30°, 14%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.7, 2.2, 7.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Perfect Greige (SW 6073), published as #B7AB9F
#A7A19D
#C8B59F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Perfect Greige (SW 6073)?
- Perfect Greige has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Perfect Greige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Perfect Greige in another brand?
- Evening Gown (BM CSP-375) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Perfect Greige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Perfect Greige as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.7; 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.