Repose Gray (SW 7015) vs City Loft (SW 7631)

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

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams City Loft SW 7631 (simulated) — City Loft SW 7631#DFDAD1, LRV 70

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

Quick decision

Lighter: City Loft, LRV 70 vs 58.
Warmer: About the same, both greige (Lab b* 4.9 vs 5.0).
North rooms: City Loft keeps more brightness (L* 83.3 vs 77.0 in north light); Repose Gray drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.3 vs 4.1).
Trim that works: Cheviot SW 9503, #F6F2E8, LRV 89: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 4.3, noticeably different. At 4.3, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

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

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City LoftSherwin-Williams, SW 7631LRV 70, #DFDAD1

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Repose Gray (SW 7015) is darker than City Loft (SW 7631) and about as warm: LRV 58 vs 70, deltaE 4.3 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Repose Gray	City Loft	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7015	SW 7631
Hex	#CCC9C0	#DFDAD1
RGB	204, 201, 192	223, 218, 209
HSL	45°, 11%, 78%	39°, 18%, 85%
LRV (light reflectance value)	58	70	−12
Lab L*	81.0	87.2	−6.2
Lab a*	-0.6	0.1	−0.7
Lab b*	4.9	5.0	−0.2
Undertone	Warm Greige	Warm
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Gray	Greige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Repose Gray (SW 7015), published as #CCC9C0

North light (cool, indirect)
#BBBFBE

South light (warm, direct)
#DED3C0

City Loft (SW 7631), published as #DFDAD1

North light (cool, indirect)
#CED0CF

South light (warm, direct)
#F1E4D1

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 City Loft (SW 7631) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 12 LRV points lighter (70 vs 58), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Repose Gray in other brands

Closest matches to City Loft in other brands

Common questions

Is Repose Gray the same color as City Loft?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.3. Most people can see the difference between Repose Gray and City Loft side by side.
Which is lighter, Repose Gray or City Loft?: City Loft, with an LRV of 70 against 58.

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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.