Foggy Day (SW 6235)
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Foggy Day (SW 6235) is a deep, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Foggy Day
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Foggy Day 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 Foggy Day, 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 | Wolf Gray | 2127-40 | 21.2 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Ocean Swell | PPU25-19 | 19.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Iron Frost | 4007-2B | 19 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Phantom | 1036-6 | 18 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Foggy Day (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Foggy Day
Darker than Foggy Day
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6235 |
| Hex | #727C7F |
| RGB | 114, 124, 127 |
| HSL | 194°, 5%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.3, -3.1, -2.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Foggy Day (SW 6235), published as #727C7F
#61737D
#83857F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Foggy Day (SW 6235)?
- Foggy Day has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Foggy Day is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Foggy Day in another brand?
- Ocean Swell (Behr PPU25-19) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Foggy Day warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Foggy Day as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.9; 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.