Lazy Gray (SW 6254)
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Lazy Gray (SW 6254) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lazy Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Lazy 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 Lazy 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 | Eternity | AF-695 | 52.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Galactic Tint | N510-2 | 54.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gravity | 4005-1B | 58 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Whirlwind | 1013-3 | 53 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Lazy Gray (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Lazy Gray
Darker than Lazy Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6254 |
| Hex | #BEC1C3 |
| RGB | 190, 193, 195 |
| HSL | 204°, 4%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.9, -0.7, -1.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lazy Gray (SW 6254), published as #BEC1C3
#ACB7C1
#D0CBC3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lazy Gray (SW 6254)?
- Lazy Gray has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lazy Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Lazy Gray in another brand?
- Whirlwind (PPG 1013-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lazy Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Lazy Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.4; 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.