Gray Screen (SW 7071)
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Gray Screen (SW 7071) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray Screen
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Gray Screen 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 Gray Screen, 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 | Pelican Gray | 1612 | 58.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Zero Gravity | N450-2 | 57 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gravity | 4005-1B | 58 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Solitary State | 1009-3 | 57 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Gray Screen (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray Screen
Darker than Gray Screen
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7071 |
| Hex | #C6CACA |
| RGB | 198, 202, 202 |
| HSL | 180°, 4%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.0, -1.4, -0.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Screen (SW 7071), published as #C6CACA
#B4C0C8
#D8D4CA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray Screen (SW 7071)?
- Gray Screen has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray Screen is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gray Screen in another brand?
- Pelican Gray (BM 1612) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gray Screen warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Gray Screen as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.5; 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.