Homburg Gray (SW 7622)
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Homburg Gray (SW 7622) is a very deep, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Homburg Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Homburg Gray 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 Homburg 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 | Kitty Gray | 1589 | 15.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lunar Basalt | BNC-26 | 14.4 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Quaking Bog | 5005-2C | 14 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gunmetal Gray | 1033-6 | 14 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Homburg Gray (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Homburg Gray
Darker than Homburg Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7622 |
| Hex | #666D69 |
| RGB | 102, 109, 105 |
| HSL | 146°, 3%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.3, -3.5, 1.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Homburg Gray (SW 7622), published as #666D69
#566467
#767669
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Homburg Gray (SW 7622)?
- Homburg Gray has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Homburg Gray is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Homburg Gray in another brand?
- Kitty Gray (BM 1589) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Homburg Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Homburg Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.3; 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.