Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) vs Colonnade Gray (SW 7641)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Agreeable Gray, LRV 60 vs 53.
- Warmer
- About the same, both greige (Lab b* 5.7 vs 5.8).
- North rooms
- Agreeable Gray keeps more brightness (L* 77.9 vs 73.9 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 2.8, noticeably different. At 2.8, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Agreeable Gray
More comparisons with Agreeable Gray
Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) is lighter than Colonnade Gray (SW 7641) and about as warm: LRV 60 vs 53, deltaE 2.8 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Agreeable Gray | Colonnade Gray | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7029 | SW 7641 | |
| Hex | #D1CBC1 | #C6C0B6 | |
| RGB | 209, 203, 193 | 198, 192, 182 | |
| HSL | 37°, 15%, 79% | 37°, 12%, 75% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 | 53 | +7 |
| Lab L* | 81.9 | 77.9 | +4.0 |
| Lab a* | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 |
| Lab b* | 5.7 | 5.8 | −0.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Beige | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Greige | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), published as #D1CBC1
#C0C1BF
#E3D5C1
Colonnade Gray (SW 7641), published as #C6C0B6
#B5B6B4
#D7CAB6
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 7 LRV points lighter (60 vs 53), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Agreeable Gray in other brands
Closest matches to Colonnade Gray in other brands
Common questions
- Is Agreeable Gray the same color as Colonnade Gray?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.8. Most people can see the difference between Agreeable Gray and Colonnade Gray side by side.
- Which is lighter, Agreeable Gray or Colonnade Gray?
- Agreeable Gray, with an LRV of 60 against 53.
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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.