Gargoyle (BM 1546) vs Griffin (SW 7026)
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Gargoyle, LRV 18.9 vs 13.
- Warmer
- Gargoyle, both greige (Lab b* 8.7 vs 7.8).
- North rooms
- Gargoyle: keeps more brightness (L* 45.5 vs 39.0 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 4.5 vs 5.4).
- Trim that works
- Summer Peach BM 2167-70, #FCF1E4, LRV 85.7: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 7.0, clearly different. At 7.0, treat them as different colors.
See each color
Gargoyle (BM 1546) is lighter than Griffin (SW 7026) and about as warm: LRV 18.9 vs 13, deltaE 7.0 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Gargoyle | Griffin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | 1546 | SW 7026 | |
| Hex | #7C7567 | #6F6459 | |
| RGB | 124, 117, 103 | 111, 100, 89 | |
| HSL | 40°, 9%, 45% | 30°, 11%, 39% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18.9 | 13 | +5.9 |
| Lab L* | 49.5 | 43.1 | +6.4 |
| Lab a* | 0.1 | 2.4 | −2.2 |
| Lab b* | 8.7 | 7.8 | +0.9 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gargoyle (BM 1546), published as #7C7567
#6D6C65
#8C7E67
Griffin (SW 7026), published as #6F6459
#605B58
#7E6D59
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Gargoyle (BM 1546) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 5.9 LRV points lighter (18.9 vs 13), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Gargoyle in other brands
Closest matches to Griffin in other brands
Common questions
- Is Gargoyle the same color as Griffin?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 7.0. Gargoyle and Griffin are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Gargoyle or Griffin?
- Gargoyle, with an LRV of 18.9 against 13.
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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.