Repose Gray (SW 7015) vs Drift of Mist (SW 9166)

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 Drift of Mist SW 9166 (simulated) — Drift of Mist SW 9166#DCD8D0, LRV 69

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Drift of Mist, LRV 69 vs 58.
Warmer: About the same, both greige (Lab b* 4.9 vs 4.4).
North rooms: Drift of Mist keeps more brightness (L* 82.5 vs 77.0 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Cheviot SW 9503, #F6F2E8, LRV 89: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 3.7, noticeably different. At 3.7, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

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

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Drift of MistSherwin-Williams, SW 9166LRV 69, #DCD8D0

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Repose Gray (SW 7015) is darker than Drift of Mist (SW 9166) and about as warm: LRV 58 vs 69, deltaE 3.7 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Repose Gray	Drift of Mist	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7015	SW 9166
Hex	#CCC9C0	#DCD8D0
RGB	204, 201, 192	220, 216, 208
HSL	45°, 11%, 78%	40°, 15%, 84%
LRV (light reflectance value)	58	69	−11
Lab L*	81.0	86.5	−5.5
Lab a*	-0.6	0.0	−0.5
Lab b*	4.9	4.4	+0.4
Undertone	Warm Greige	Neutral
Temperature	warm	neutral
Color family	Gray	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Repose Gray (SW 7015), published as #CCC9C0

North light (cool, indirect)
#BBBFBE

South light (warm, direct)
#DED3C0

Drift of Mist (SW 9166), published as #DCD8D0

North light (cool, indirect)
#CBCECE

South light (warm, direct)
#EEE2D0

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 Drift of Mist (SW 9166) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 11 LRV points lighter (69 vs 58), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Repose Gray in other brands

Closest matches to Drift of Mist in other brands

Common questions

Is Repose Gray the same color as Drift of Mist?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.7. Most people can see the difference between Repose Gray and Drift of Mist side by side.
Which is lighter, Repose Gray or Drift of Mist?: Drift of Mist, with an LRV of 69 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.