Connected Gray (SW 6165)
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Connected Gray (SW 6165) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Connected Gray
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Connected Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Connected 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 | Gunsmith Gray | CW-65 | 23.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Witch Hazel | 780D-6 | 25 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Mossy Aura | 6002-2B | 24 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tortuga | 1032-5 | 22 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Connected Gray (LRV 23) by LRV.
Lighter than Connected Gray
Darker than Connected Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6165 |
| Hex | #898473 |
| RGB | 137, 132, 115 |
| HSL | 46°, 9%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.1, -1.2, 9.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Connected Gray (SW 6165), published as #898473
#7A7B71
#998D73
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Connected Gray (SW 6165)?
- Connected Gray has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Connected Gray is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Connected Gray in another brand?
- Mossy Aura (Valspar 6002-2B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Connected Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Connected Gray as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.9; 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.