Gateway Gray (SW 7644)
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Gateway Gray (SW 7644) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gateway Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Gateway 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 Gateway 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 | Kid Gloves | CSP-175 | 40.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mountain Shade | ECC-47-1 | 40.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hunter's White | 6002-1B | 42 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sharkskin | 1025-4 | 40 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Gateway Gray (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Gateway Gray
Darker than Gateway Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7644 |
| Hex | #B2AC9C |
| RGB | 178, 172, 156 |
| HSL | 44°, 12%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.4, -0.7, 9.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gateway Gray (SW 7644), published as #B2AC9C
#A2A29A
#C3B69C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gateway Gray (SW 7644)?
- Gateway Gray has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gateway Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gateway Gray in another brand?
- Mountain Shade (Behr ECC-47-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gateway Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Gateway Gray as warm, with a Neutral 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.