Edgecomb Gray (BM HC-173) vs Repose Gray (SW 7015)

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray HC-173 (simulated) — Edgecomb Gray BM HC-173#D9D3C4, LRV 63.1 Verified 2026-10-02

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Repose Gray SW 7015 (simulated) — Repose Gray SW 7015#CCC9C0, LRV 58

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Edgecomb Gray, LRV 63.1 vs 58.
Warmer: Edgecomb Gray, both greige (Lab b* 8.2 vs 4.9).
North rooms: Edgecomb Gray keeps more brightness (L* 80.7 vs 77.0 in north light); Repose Gray drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.3 vs 4.4).
Trim that works: White Blush BM 904, #F6F0E1, LRV 84.7: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 3.6, noticeably different. At 3.6, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Edgecomb GrayBenjamin Moore, BM HC-173LRV 63.1, #D9D3C4

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Repose GraySherwin-Williams, SW 7015LRV 58, #CCC9C0

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Edgecomb Gray (BM HC-173) is lighter than Repose Gray (SW 7015) and warmer: LRV 63.1 vs 58, deltaE 3.6 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Edgecomb Gray	Repose Gray	Gap
Brand	Benjamin Moore	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	HC-173	SW 7015
Hex	#D9D3C4	#CCC9C0
RGB	217, 211, 196	204, 201, 192
HSL	43°, 22%, 81%	45°, 11%, 78%
LRV (light reflectance value)	63.1	58	+5.1
Lab L*	84.7	81.0	+3.7
Lab a*	-0.5	-0.6	+0.1
Lab b*	8.2	4.9	+3.3
Undertone	Neutral	Warm Greige
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Greige	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Edgecomb Gray (BM HC-173), published as #D9D3C4

North light (cool, indirect)
#C8C9C2

South light (warm, direct)
#EBDDC4

Repose Gray (SW 7015), published as #CCC9C0

North light (cool, indirect)
#BBBFBE

South light (warm, direct)
#DED3C0

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 Edgecomb Gray (BM HC-173) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 5.1 LRV points lighter (63.1 vs 58), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Repose Gray (SW 7015) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.9 against 8.2, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Edgecomb Gray (BM HC-173) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.2), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Edgecomb Gray in other brands

Closest matches to Repose Gray in other brands

Common questions

Is Edgecomb Gray the same color as Repose Gray?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.6. Most people can see the difference between Edgecomb Gray and Repose Gray side by side.
Which is lighter, Edgecomb Gray or Repose Gray?: Edgecomb Gray, with an LRV of 63.1 against 58.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

Sources: Edgecomb Gray: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Repose Gray: 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.