Earl Grey (SW 7660)
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Earl Grey (SW 7660) is a deep, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 32, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Earl Grey
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Earl Grey 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 Earl Grey, 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 | Rainstorm | CSP-50 | 30.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Dusk Blue | BXC-66 | 32.1 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Stone Mason Gray | 4008-1C | 34 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Phoenix Fossil | 1009-5 | 28 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Earl Grey (LRV 32) by LRV.
Lighter than Earl Grey
Darker than Earl Grey
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7660 |
| Hex | #969A96 |
| RGB | 150, 154, 150 |
| HSL | 120°, 2%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.2, -2.2, 1.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Earl Grey (SW 7660), published as #969A96
#859094
#A7A496
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Earl Grey (SW 7660)?
- Earl Grey has an LRV of 32. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Earl Grey is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Earl Grey in another brand?
- Dusk Blue (Behr BXC-66) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Earl Grey warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Earl Grey as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.6; 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.