Repose Gray (SW 7015) vs Passive (SW 7064)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Passive, LRV 60 vs 58.
- Warmer
- Repose Gray (Lab b* 4.9 vs 1.4). Repose Gray reads greige; Passive reads neutral gray.
- North rooms
- Passive drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 3.3); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- Extra White SW 7006, #EEEFEA, LRV 86: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.2, noticeably different. At 3.2, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Repose Gray
More comparisons with Repose Gray
Repose Gray (SW 7015) is slightly darker than Passive (SW 7064) and warmer: LRV 58 vs 60, deltaE 3.2 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Repose Gray | Passive | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7015 | SW 7064 | |
| Hex | #CCC9C0 | #CBCCC9 | |
| RGB | 204, 201, 192 | 203, 204, 201 | |
| HSL | 45°, 11%, 78% | 80°, 3%, 79% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 | 60 | −2 |
| Lab L* | 81.0 | 81.9 | −0.9 |
| Lab a* | -0.6 | -0.9 | +0.3 |
| Lab b* | 4.9 | 1.4 | +3.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Greige | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | neutral | |
| Color family | Gray | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Repose Gray (SW 7015), published as #CCC9C0
#BBBFBE
#DED3C0
Passive (SW 7064), published as #CBCCC9
#B9C2C7
#DDD6C9
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 Passive (SW 7064) 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 Passive (SW 7064) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 1.4 against 4.9, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Repose Gray (SW 7015) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 4.9), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Repose Gray in other brands
Closest matches to Passive in other brands
Common questions
- Is Repose Gray the same color as Passive?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.2. Most people can see the difference between Repose Gray and Passive side by side.
- Which is lighter, Repose Gray or Passive?
- Passive, with an LRV of 60 against 58.
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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.