Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) vs Gossamer Veil (SW 9165)

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 Gossamer Veil SW 9165 (simulated) — Gossamer Veil SW 9165#D3CEC4, LRV 62

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Gossamer Veil, LRV 62 vs 60.
Warmer: About the same, both greige (Lab b* 5.7 vs 5.6).
North rooms: Gossamer Veil keeps more brightness (L* 79.0 vs 77.9 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Pearly White SW 7009, #E8E3D9, LRV 77: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 0.8, indistinguishable. At 0.8, pick on price, finish or availability.

See each color

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

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Gossamer VeilSherwin-Williams, SW 9165LRV 62, #D3CEC4

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Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) is slightly darker than Gossamer Veil (SW 9165) and about as warm: LRV 60 vs 62, deltaE 0.8 (indistinguishable).

Side by side

Measure	Agreeable Gray	Gossamer Veil	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7029	SW 9165
Hex	#D1CBC1	#D3CEC4
RGB	209, 203, 193	211, 206, 196
HSL	37°, 15%, 79%	40°, 15%, 80%
LRV (light reflectance value)	60	62	−2
Lab L*	81.9	82.9	−1.0
Lab a*	0.3	0.0	+0.4
Lab b*	5.7	5.6	+0.1
Undertone	Warm Beige	Neutral
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Greige	Greige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), published as #D1CBC1

North light (cool, indirect)
#C0C1BF

South light (warm, direct)
#E3D5C1

Gossamer Veil (SW 9165), published as #D3CEC4

North light (cool, indirect)
#C2C4C2

South light (warm, direct)
#E5D8C4

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 Gossamer Veil (SW 9165) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2 LRV points lighter (62 vs 60), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Agreeable Gray in other brands

Closest matches to Gossamer Veil in other brands

Common questions

Is Agreeable Gray the same color as Gossamer Veil?: They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 0.8. Most people cannot tell Agreeable Gray and Gossamer Veil apart.
Which is lighter, Agreeable Gray or Gossamer Veil?: Gossamer Veil, with an LRV of 62 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.