Gray Area (SW 7052)
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Gray Area (SW 7052) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray Area
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Gray Area by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Gray Area, 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 | Chateau | CSP-140 | 36.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Smoked Tan | HDC-NT-14 | 37.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Smoked Oyster | 6005-1C | 39 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sharkskin | 1025-4 | 40 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Gray Area (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray Area
Darker than Gray Area
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7052 |
| Hex | #AFA696 |
| RGB | 175, 166, 150 |
| HSL | 38°, 14%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.5, 0.5, 9.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Area (SW 7052), published as #AFA696
#9F9C94
#C0B096
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray Area (SW 7052)?
- Gray Area has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray Area is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gray Area in another brand?
- Smoked Tan (Behr HDC-NT-14) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gray Area warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Gray Area as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.5; 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.