Anew Gray (SW 7030)
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Anew Gray (SW 7030) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Anew Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Anew 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 Anew 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 | Himalayan Trek | 1542 | 47.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Graceful Gray | PPU18-12 | 47.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gallery Grey | 2006-10B | 49 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silver Dollar | 1022-3 | 47 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Anew Gray (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Anew Gray
Darker than Anew Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7030 |
| Hex | #BFB6AA |
| RGB | 191, 182, 170 |
| HSL | 34°, 14%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.5, 1.1, 7.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Anew Gray (SW 7030), published as #BFB6AA
#AEACA8
#D0C0AA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Anew Gray (SW 7030)?
- Anew Gray has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Anew Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Anew Gray in another brand?
- Graceful Gray (Behr PPU18-12) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Anew Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Anew Gray as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.2; 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.