Summit Gray (SW 7669)
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Summit Gray (SW 7669) is a deep, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 30, so it reflects about 30 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Summit Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Summit 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 Summit 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 | Wall Street | CSP-20 | 29.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Anonymous | 780F-5 | 29.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cathedral Stone | 4003-2A | 30 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Phoenix Fossil | 1009-5 | 28 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Summit Gray (LRV 30) by LRV.
Lighter than Summit Gray
Darker than Summit Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7669 |
| Hex | #959491 |
| RGB | 149, 148, 145 |
| HSL | 45°, 2%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.3, -0.2, 1.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Summit Gray (SW 7669), published as #959491
#858A8F
#A69E91
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Summit Gray (SW 7669)?
- Summit Gray has an LRV of 30. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Summit Gray is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Summit Gray in another brand?
- Anonymous (Behr 780F-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Summit Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Summit Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.7; 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.