Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) vs Aesthetic White (SW 7035)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Aesthetic White, LRV 73 vs 60.
- Warmer
- About the same (Lab b* 5.7 vs 5.6). Agreeable Gray reads greige; Aesthetic White reads warm white.
- North rooms
- Aesthetic White keeps more brightness (L* 84.4 vs 77.9 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Frost Bite SW 9505, #F6F0E5, LRV 88: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 4.2, noticeably different. At 4.2, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Agreeable Gray
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Aesthetic White
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Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) is darker than Aesthetic White (SW 7035) and about as warm: LRV 60 vs 73, deltaE 4.2 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Agreeable Gray | Aesthetic White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7029 | SW 7035 | |
| Hex | #D1CBC1 | #E3DDD3 | |
| RGB | 209, 203, 193 | 227, 221, 211 | |
| HSL | 37°, 15%, 79% | 38°, 22%, 86% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 | 73 | −13 |
| Lab L* | 81.9 | 88.3 | −6.4 |
| Lab a* | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Lab b* | 5.7 | 5.6 | +0.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Beige | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Greige | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), published as #D1CBC1
#C0C1BF
#E3D5C1
Aesthetic White (SW 7035), published as #E3DDD3
#D2D3D1
#F5E7D3
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 Aesthetic White (SW 7035) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 13 LRV points lighter (73 vs 60), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Agreeable Gray in other brands
Closest matches to Aesthetic White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Agreeable Gray the same color as Aesthetic White?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.2. Most people can see the difference between Agreeable Gray and Aesthetic White side by side.
- Which is lighter, Agreeable Gray or Aesthetic White?
- Aesthetic White, with an LRV of 73 against 60.
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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.