Mega Greige (SW 7031)
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Mega Greige (SW 7031) 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 Mega Greige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Mega Greige 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 Mega Greige, 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 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Abbey Stone | MQ2-56 | 37.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Smoked Oyster | 6005-1C | 39 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Simmering Smoke | 1019-4 | 35 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Mega Greige (LRV 37) by LRV.
Lighter than Mega Greige
Darker than Mega Greige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7031 |
| Hex | #ADA295 |
| RGB | 173, 162, 149 |
| HSL | 32°, 13%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.2, 1.7, 8.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mega Greige (SW 7031), published as #ADA295
#9D9893
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mega Greige (SW 7031)?
- Mega Greige has an LRV of 37. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mega Greige is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mega Greige in another brand?
- Quicksand (BM CSP-200) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mega Greige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Mega Greige as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.2; 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.