Repose Gray (SW 7015) vs Gossamer Veil (SW 9165)

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 Gossamer Veil SW 9165 (simulated) — Gossamer Veil SW 9165#D3CEC4, LRV 62

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Gossamer Veil, LRV 62 vs 58.
Warmer: About the same, both greige (Lab b* 4.9 vs 5.6).
North rooms: Gossamer Veil keeps more brightness (L* 79.0 vs 77.0 in north light); Repose Gray drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.3 vs 4.3).
Trim that works: Pearly White SW 7009, #E8E3D9, LRV 77: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 1.6, very close. At 1.6, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

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

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Gossamer VeilSherwin-Williams, SW 9165LRV 62, #D3CEC4

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Repose Gray (SW 7015) is slightly darker than Gossamer Veil (SW 9165) and about as warm: LRV 58 vs 62, deltaE 1.6 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Repose Gray	Gossamer Veil	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7015	SW 9165
Hex	#CCC9C0	#D3CEC4
RGB	204, 201, 192	211, 206, 196
HSL	45°, 11%, 78%	40°, 15%, 80%
LRV (light reflectance value)	58	62	−4
Lab L*	81.0	82.9	−1.9
Lab a*	-0.6	0.0	−0.5
Lab b*	4.9	5.6	−0.7
Undertone	Warm Greige	Neutral
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

Gossamer Veil (SW 9165), published as #D3CEC4

North light (cool, indirect)
#C2C4C2

South light (warm, direct)
#E5D8C4

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 Gossamer Veil (SW 9165) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 4 LRV points lighter (62 vs 58), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Repose Gray in other brands

Closest matches to Gossamer Veil in other brands

Common questions

Is Repose Gray the same color as Gossamer Veil?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.6. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Repose Gray and Gossamer Veil.
Which is lighter, Repose Gray or Gossamer Veil?: Gossamer Veil, with an LRV of 62 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.