Gray Clouds (SW 7658)
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Gray Clouds (SW 7658) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray Clouds
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Gray Clouds 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 Clouds, 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 | Coventry Gray | HC-169 | 48.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sonic Silver | HDC-MD-26 | 47.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Urban Sunrise | 4004-1B | 48 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gray Stone | 1009-4 | 48 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Gray Clouds (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray Clouds
Darker than Gray Clouds
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7658 |
| Hex | #B7B7B2 |
| RGB | 183, 183, 178 |
| HSL | 60°, 3%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.3, -0.9, 2.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Clouds (SW 7658), published as #B7B7B2
#A6ADB0
#C9C1B2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray Clouds (SW 7658)?
- Gray Clouds has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray Clouds is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gray Clouds in another brand?
- Sonic Silver (Behr HDC-MD-26) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gray Clouds warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Gray Clouds as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.5; 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.