Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) vs Crushed Ice (SW 7647)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Crushed Ice, LRV 66 vs 60.
- Warmer
- Agreeable Gray, both greige (Lab b* 5.7 vs 3.8).
- North rooms
- Crushed Ice: keeps more brightness (L* 80.7 vs 77.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.3 vs 4.6).
- Trim that works
- White Flour SW 7102, #F4EFE5, LRV 87: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.5, noticeably different. At 2.5, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Agreeable Gray
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Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) is darker than Crushed Ice (SW 7647) and slightly warmer: LRV 60 vs 66, deltaE 2.5 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Agreeable Gray | Crushed Ice | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7029 | SW 7647 | |
| Hex | #D1CBC1 | #D6D3CC | |
| RGB | 209, 203, 193 | 214, 211, 204 | |
| HSL | 37°, 15%, 79% | 42°, 11%, 82% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 | 66 | −6 |
| Lab L* | 81.9 | 84.6 | −2.7 |
| Lab a* | 0.3 | -0.2 | +0.5 |
| Lab b* | 5.7 | 3.8 | +1.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Beige | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | neutral | |
| Color family | Greige | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), published as #D1CBC1
#C0C1BF
#E3D5C1
Crushed Ice (SW 7647), published as #D6D3CC
#C5C9CA
#E8DDCC
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 Crushed Ice (SW 7647) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 6 LRV points lighter (66 vs 60), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Crushed Ice (SW 7647) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 3.8 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 Crushed Ice in other brands
Common questions
- Is Agreeable Gray the same color as Crushed Ice?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.5. Most people can see the difference between Agreeable Gray and Crushed Ice side by side.
- Which is lighter, Agreeable Gray or Crushed Ice?
- Crushed Ice, with an LRV of 66 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.