Popular Gray (SW 6071) vs Agreeable Gray (SW 7029)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Popular Gray, LRV 61 vs 60.
- Warmer
- About the same, both greige (Lab b* 5.5 vs 5.7).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 78.5 vs 77.9 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Downy SW 7002, #EFE8DD, LRV 81: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.3, very close. At 1.3, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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Agreeable Gray
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Popular Gray (SW 6071) is about as light as Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) and about as warm: LRV 61 vs 60, deltaE 1.3 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Popular Gray | Agreeable Gray | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6071 | SW 7029 | |
| Hex | #D4CCC3 | #D1CBC1 | |
| RGB | 212, 204, 195 | 209, 203, 193 | |
| HSL | 32°, 17%, 80% | 37°, 15%, 79% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 | 60 | +1 |
| Lab L* | 82.5 | 81.9 | +0.5 |
| Lab a* | 1.2 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Lab b* | 5.5 | 5.7 | −0.3 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm Beige | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Greige | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Popular Gray (SW 6071), published as #D4CCC3
#C3C2C1
#E6D6C3
Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), published as #D1CBC1
#C0C1BF
#E3D5C1
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 Popular Gray (SW 6071) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1 LRV points lighter (61 vs 60), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Popular Gray in other brands
Closest matches to Agreeable Gray in other brands
Common questions
- Is Popular Gray the same color as Agreeable Gray?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.3. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Popular Gray and Agreeable Gray.
- Which is lighter, Popular Gray or Agreeable Gray?
- Popular Gray, with an LRV of 61 against 60.
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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.