Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) vs First Star (SW 7646)

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 First Star SW 7646 (simulated) — First Star SW 7646#DAD9D4, LRV 69

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

Quick decision

Lighter: First Star, LRV 69 vs 60.
Warmer: Agreeable Gray (Lab b* 5.7 vs 2.6). Agreeable Gray reads greige; First Star reads neutral gray.
North rooms: First Star: keeps more brightness (L* 82.7 vs 77.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 4.6).
Trim that works: White Flour SW 7102, #F4EFE5, LRV 87: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 4.3, noticeably different. At 4.3, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

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

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First StarSherwin-Williams, SW 7646LRV 69, #DAD9D4

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First Star vs Crushed IceSW 7646 vs SW 7647deltaE 1.8, very close

Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) is darker than First Star (SW 7646) and warmer: LRV 60 vs 69, deltaE 4.3 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Agreeable Gray	First Star	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7029	SW 7646
Hex	#D1CBC1	#DAD9D4
RGB	209, 203, 193	218, 217, 212
HSL	37°, 15%, 79%	50°, 7%, 84%
LRV (light reflectance value)	60	69	−9
Lab L*	81.9	86.6	−4.7
Lab a*	0.3	-0.5	+0.9
Lab b*	5.7	2.6	+3.1
Undertone	Warm Beige	Neutral
Temperature	warm	neutral
Color family	Greige	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), published as #D1CBC1

North light (cool, indirect)
#C0C1BF

South light (warm, direct)
#E3D5C1

First Star (SW 7646), published as #DAD9D4

North light (cool, indirect)
#C8CFD2

South light (warm, direct)
#ECE3D4

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 First Star (SW 7646) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 9 LRV points lighter (69 vs 60), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick First Star (SW 7646) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 2.6 against 5.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 5.7), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Agreeable Gray in other brands

Closest matches to First Star in other brands

Common questions

Is Agreeable Gray the same color as First Star?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.3. Most people can see the difference between Agreeable Gray and First Star side by side.
Which is lighter, Agreeable Gray or First Star?: First Star, with an LRV of 69 against 60.

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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.