Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) vs Drift of Mist (SW 9166)

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 Drift of Mist SW 9166 (simulated) — Drift of Mist SW 9166#DCD8D0, LRV 69

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Drift of Mist, LRV 69 vs 60.
Warmer: Agreeable Gray, both greige (Lab b* 5.7 vs 4.4).
North rooms: Drift of Mist: keeps more brightness (L* 82.5 vs 77.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.3 vs 4.6).
Trim that works: White Flour SW 7102, #F4EFE5, LRV 87: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 3.2, noticeably different. At 3.2, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

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

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Drift of MistSherwin-Williams, SW 9166LRV 69, #DCD8D0

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Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) is darker than Drift of Mist (SW 9166) and slightly warmer: LRV 60 vs 69, deltaE 3.2 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Agreeable Gray	Drift of Mist	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7029	SW 9166
Hex	#D1CBC1	#DCD8D0
RGB	209, 203, 193	220, 216, 208
HSL	37°, 15%, 79%	40°, 15%, 84%
LRV (light reflectance value)	60	69	−9
Lab L*	81.9	86.5	−4.5
Lab a*	0.3	0.0	+0.4
Lab b*	5.7	4.4	+1.3
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

Drift of Mist (SW 9166), published as #DCD8D0

North light (cool, indirect)
#CBCECE

South light (warm, direct)
#EEE2D0

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 Drift of Mist (SW 9166) 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 Drift of Mist (SW 9166) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.4 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

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Common questions

Is Agreeable Gray the same color as Drift of Mist?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.2. Most people can see the difference between Agreeable Gray and Drift of Mist side by side.
Which is lighter, Agreeable Gray or Drift of Mist?: Drift of Mist, 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.