Dovetail (SW 7018) vs Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Dovetail, LRV 26 vs 17.
- Warmer
- Dovetail, both greige (Lab b* 4.5 vs 3.5).
- North rooms
- Dovetail keeps more brightness (L* 53.9 vs 44.7 in north light); Gauntlet Gray drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.1 vs 4.2).
- Trim that works
- Ibis White SW 7000, #F2ECE6, LRV 84: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 8.8, clearly different. At 8.8, treat them as different colors.
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Gauntlet Gray
More comparisons with Gauntlet Gray
Dovetail (SW 7018) is lighter than Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019) and slightly warmer: LRV 26 vs 17, deltaE 8.8 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Dovetail | Gauntlet Gray | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7018 | SW 7019 | |
| Hex | #908A83 | #78736E | |
| RGB | 144, 138, 131 | 120, 115, 110 | |
| HSL | 32°, 6%, 54% | 30°, 4%, 45% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 | 17 | +9 |
| Lab L* | 57.8 | 48.7 | +9.0 |
| Lab a* | 0.9 | 1.0 | −0.0 |
| Lab b* | 4.5 | 3.5 | +1.1 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Gray | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dovetail (SW 7018), published as #908A83
#808181
#A09383
Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019), published as #78736E
#686A6C
#887C6E
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 Dovetail (SW 7018) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 9 LRV points lighter (26 vs 17), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 3.5 against 4.5, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Dovetail (SW 7018) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 4.5), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Dovetail in other brands
Closest matches to Gauntlet Gray in other brands
Common questions
- Is Dovetail the same color as Gauntlet Gray?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 8.8. Dovetail and Gauntlet Gray are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Dovetail or Gauntlet Gray?
- Dovetail, with an LRV of 26 against 17.
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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.