Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019) vs Grizzle Gray (SW 7068)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Gauntlet Gray SW 7019 (simulated) — Gauntlet Gray SW 7019#78736E, LRV 17

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Grizzle Gray SW 7068 (simulated) — Grizzle Gray SW 7068#636562, LRV 13

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Gauntlet Gray, LRV 17 vs 13.
Warmer: Gauntlet Gray (Lab b* 3.5 vs 1.4). Gauntlet Gray reads greige; Grizzle Gray reads neutral gray.
North rooms: Gauntlet Gray keeps more brightness (L* 44.7 vs 38.4 in north light); Grizzle Gray drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 2.1).
Trim that works: Snowbound SW 7004, #EDEAE5, LRV 83: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 7.1, clearly different. At 7.1, treat them as different colors.

See each color

Gauntlet GraySherwin-Williams, SW 7019LRV 17, #78736E

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Grizzle GraySherwin-Williams, SW 7068LRV 13, #636562

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Grizzle Gray vs Iron OreSW 7068 vs SW 7069deltaE 11.8, clearly different

Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019) is slightly lighter than Grizzle Gray (SW 7068) and slightly warmer: LRV 17 vs 13, deltaE 7.1 (clearly different).

Side by side

Measure	Gauntlet Gray	Grizzle Gray	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7019	SW 7068
Hex	#78736E	#636562
RGB	120, 115, 110	99, 101, 98
HSL	30°, 4%, 45%	100°, 2%, 39%
LRV (light reflectance value)	17	13	+4
Lab L*	48.7	42.5	+6.2
Lab a*	1.0	-1.4	+2.4
Lab b*	3.5	1.4	+2.0
Undertone	Warm	Neutral
Temperature	neutral	neutral
Color family	Gray	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019), published as #78736E

North light (cool, indirect)
#686A6C

South light (warm, direct)
#887C6E

Grizzle Gray (SW 7068), published as #636562

North light (cool, indirect)
#535C60

South light (warm, direct)
#736E62

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 Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 4 LRV points lighter (17 vs 13), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Grizzle Gray (SW 7068) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 1.4 against 3.5, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 3.5), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Gauntlet Gray in other brands

Closest matches to Grizzle Gray in other brands

Common questions

Is Gauntlet Gray the same color as Grizzle Gray?: They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 7.1. Gauntlet Gray and Grizzle Gray are different colors.
Which is lighter, Gauntlet Gray or Grizzle Gray?: Gauntlet Gray, with an LRV of 17 against 13.

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By Paint Pairs. Color data from manufacturer specifications, via PaintDB. The most-viewed colors are checked against each manufacturer's own color page.

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.