Comfort Gray (SW 6205)
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Comfort Gray (SW 6205) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Comfort Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Comfort Gray 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 Comfort 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 | Tranquility | AF-490 | 53.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Rhino | 710E-3 | 52.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Nuance | 5005-3C | 50 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silent Storm | 1033-3 | 56 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Comfort Gray (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Comfort Gray
Darker than Comfort Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6205 |
| Hex | #BEC3BB |
| RGB | 190, 195, 187 |
| HSL | 97°, 6%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.2, -3.2, 3.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Comfort Gray (SW 6205), published as #BEC3BB
#ADB9B9
#D0CDBB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Comfort Gray (SW 6205)?
- Comfort Gray has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Comfort Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Comfort Gray in another brand?
- Rhino (Behr 710E-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Comfort Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Comfort Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.4; 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.