Keystone Gray (SW 7504)
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Keystone Gray (SW 7504) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Keystone Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Keystone Gray 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 Keystone 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 | Weimaraner | AF-155 | 31 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Shadow Taupe | BNC-24 | 30.3 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Stone Manor | 6006-2A | 29 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stone Gray | 1023-5 | 30 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Keystone Gray (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Keystone Gray
Darker than Keystone Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7504 |
| Hex | #9E9284 |
| RGB | 158, 146, 132 |
| HSL | 32°, 12%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.2, 2.0, 9.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Keystone Gray (SW 7504), published as #9E9284
#8E8882
#AE9C84
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Keystone Gray (SW 7504)?
- Keystone Gray has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Keystone Gray is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Keystone Gray in another brand?
- Weimaraner (BM AF-155) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Keystone Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Keystone Gray as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.0; 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.