Night Owl (SW 7061)
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Night Owl (SW 7061) is a very deep, warm gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Night Owl
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Night Owl by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Night Owl, 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 | Kendall Charcoal | HC-166 | 14.6 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Black Locust | PPU25-02 | 13.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Sable Evening | 5006-2C | 13 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Armory | 1009-6 | 15 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Night Owl (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Night Owl
Darker than Night Owl
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7061 |
| Hex | #63655F |
| RGB | 99, 101, 95 |
| HSL | 80°, 3%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.4, -2.0, 3.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Brown |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Night Owl (SW 7061), published as #63655F
#545C5D
#736E5F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Night Owl (SW 7061)?
- Night Owl has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Night Owl is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Night Owl in another brand?
- Sable Evening (Valspar 5006-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Night Owl warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Night Owl as warm, with a Warm Brown undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.1; 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.