Requisite Gray (SW 7023)
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Requisite Gray (SW 7023) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Requisite Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Requisite Gray 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 Requisite 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 | Silver Fox | 2108-50 | 43.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Park Avenue | MQ2-55 | 45.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ashen Grey | 6004-1C | 41 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mercurial | 1006-4 | 44 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Requisite Gray (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Requisite Gray
Darker than Requisite Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7023 |
| Hex | #B9B2A9 |
| RGB | 185, 178, 169 |
| HSL | 34°, 10%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.9, 0.9, 5.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Requisite Gray (SW 7023), published as #B9B2A9
#A8A8A7
#CABCA9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Requisite Gray (SW 7023)?
- Requisite Gray has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Requisite Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Requisite Gray in another brand?
- Silver Fox (BM 2108-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Requisite Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Requisite Gray as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.5; 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.