Aloof Gray (SW 6197) vs Agreeable Gray (SW 7029)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Aloof Gray SW 6197 (simulated) — Aloof Gray SW 6197#C9C9C0, LRV 58

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray SW 7029 (simulated) — Agreeable Gray SW 7029#D1CBC1, LRV 60

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Agreeable Gray, LRV 60 vs 58.
Warmer: Agreeable Gray (Lab b* 5.7 vs 4.5). Aloof Gray reads green-gray; Agreeable Gray reads greige.
North rooms: Agreeable Gray keeps more brightness (L* 77.9 vs 76.8 in north light); Aloof Gray drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.1 vs 4.6).
Trim that works: Cold Foam SW 9504, #EFECE3, LRV 84: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 3.1, noticeably different. At 3.1, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Aloof GraySherwin-Williams, SW 6197LRV 58, #C9C9C0

Agreeable GraySherwin-Williams, SW 7029LRV 60, #D1CBC1

More comparisons with Agreeable Gray

Aloof Gray (SW 6197) is slightly darker than Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) and slightly cooler: LRV 58 vs 60, deltaE 3.1 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Aloof Gray	Agreeable Gray	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 6197	SW 7029
Hex	#C9C9C0	#D1CBC1
RGB	201, 201, 192	209, 203, 193
HSL	60°, 8%, 77%	37°, 15%, 79%
LRV (light reflectance value)	58	60	−2
Lab L*	80.7	81.9	−1.2
Lab a*	-1.6	0.3	−1.9
Lab b*	4.5	5.7	−1.2
Undertone	Neutral	Warm Beige
Temperature	neutral	warm
Color family	Gray	Greige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Aloof Gray (SW 6197), published as #C9C9C0

North light (cool, indirect)
#B8BFBE

South light (warm, direct)
#DBD3C0

Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), published as #D1CBC1

North light (cool, indirect)
#C0C1BF

South light (warm, direct)
#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 Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2 LRV points lighter (60 vs 58), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Aloof Gray (SW 6197) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.5 against 5.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 5.7), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Aloof Gray in other brands

Closest matches to Agreeable Gray in other brands

Common questions

Is Aloof Gray the same color as Agreeable Gray?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.1. Most people can see the difference between Aloof Gray and Agreeable Gray side by side.
Which is lighter, Aloof Gray or Agreeable Gray?: Agreeable Gray, with an LRV of 60 against 58.

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By Paint Pairs. Color data from manufacturer specifications, via PaintDB. The most-viewed colors are checked against each manufacturer's own color page.

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

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.