Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) vs Analytical Gray (SW 7051)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray SW 7029 (simulated) — Agreeable Gray SW 7029#D1CBC1, LRV 60

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Analytical Gray SW 7051 (simulated) — Analytical Gray SW 7051#BFB6A7, LRV 47

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Agreeable Gray, LRV 60 vs 47.
Warmer: Analytical Gray, both greige (Lab b* 8.8 vs 5.7).
North rooms: Agreeable Gray keeps more brightness (L* 77.9 vs 70.3 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Futon SW 7101, #EDE6DB, LRV 80: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 5.8, clearly different. At 5.8, treat them as different colors.

See each color

Agreeable GraySherwin-Williams, SW 7029LRV 60, #D1CBC1

More comparisons with Agreeable Gray

Analytical GraySherwin-Williams, SW 7051LRV 47, #BFB6A7

Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) is lighter than Analytical Gray (SW 7051) and cooler: LRV 60 vs 47, deltaE 5.8 (clearly different).

Side by side

Measure	Agreeable Gray	Analytical Gray	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7029	SW 7051
Hex	#D1CBC1	#BFB6A7
RGB	209, 203, 193	191, 182, 167
HSL	37°, 15%, 79%	38°, 16%, 70%
LRV (light reflectance value)	60	47	+13
Lab L*	81.9	74.4	+7.5
Lab a*	0.3	0.6	−0.3
Lab b*	5.7	8.8	−3.1
Undertone	Warm Beige	Warm
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Greige	Beige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), published as #D1CBC1

North light (cool, indirect)
#C0C1BF

South light (warm, direct)
#E3D5C1

Analytical Gray (SW 7051), published as #BFB6A7

North light (cool, indirect)
#AEACA5

South light (warm, direct)
#D0C0A7

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 Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 13 LRV points lighter (60 vs 47), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 5.7 against 8.8, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Analytical Gray (SW 7051) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.8), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Agreeable Gray in other brands

Closest matches to Analytical Gray in other brands

Common questions

Is Agreeable Gray the same color as Analytical Gray?: They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 5.8. Agreeable Gray and Analytical Gray are different colors.
Which is lighter, Agreeable Gray or Analytical Gray?: Agreeable Gray, with an LRV of 60 against 47.

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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.