Functional Gray (SW 7024)
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Functional Gray (SW 7024) is a deep, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 37, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Functional Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Functional 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 Functional 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 | Quicksand | CSP-200 | 37.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Quail Ridge | ECC-18-1 | 37.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Smoked Oyster | 6005-1C | 39 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Simmering Smoke | 1019-4 | 35 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Functional Gray (LRV 37) by LRV.
Lighter than Functional Gray
Darker than Functional Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7024 |
| Hex | #ABA39A |
| RGB | 171, 163, 154 |
| HSL | 32°, 9%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.4, 1.3, 5.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Functional Gray (SW 7024), published as #ABA39A
#9B9998
#BCAD9A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Functional Gray (SW 7024)?
- Functional Gray has an LRV of 37. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Functional Gray is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Functional Gray in another brand?
- Quail Ridge (Behr ECC-18-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Functional Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Functional Gray as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.7; 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.