Colonnade Gray (SW 7641)
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Colonnade Gray (SW 7641) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Colonnade Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Colonnade Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Colonnade 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 | Cumulus Cloud | 1550 | 52.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pavestone | BXC-59 | 55.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Frappé | 6003-1B | 49 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ashen | 1023-3 | 53 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Colonnade Gray (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Colonnade Gray
Darker than Colonnade Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7641 |
| Hex | #C6C0B6 |
| RGB | 198, 192, 182 |
| HSL | 37°, 12%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.9, 0.3, 5.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Colonnade Gray (SW 7641), published as #C6C0B6
#B5B6B4
#D7CAB6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Colonnade Gray (SW 7641)?
- Colonnade Gray has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Colonnade Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Colonnade Gray in another brand?
- Cumulus Cloud (BM 1550) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Colonnade Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Colonnade Gray as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.8; 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.