Worldly Gray (SW 7043)
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Worldly Gray (SW 7043) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Worldly Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Worldly 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 Worldly 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 | Desert Light | 1004 | 57.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Cappuccino Froth | N210-2 | 58 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Villa Grey | 6005-1B | 61 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Intuitive | 1022-2 | 57 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Worldly Gray (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Worldly Gray
Darker than Worldly Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7043 |
| Hex | #CEC6BB |
| RGB | 206, 198, 187 |
| HSL | 35°, 16%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.2, 0.9, 6.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Worldly Gray (SW 7043), published as #CEC6BB
#BDBCB9
#E0D0BB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Worldly Gray (SW 7043)?
- Worldly Gray has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Worldly Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Worldly Gray in another brand?
- Intuitive (PPG 1022-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Worldly Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Worldly Gray as warm, with a Warm Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.5; 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.