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Colonial Revival Gray SW 2832
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Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, Colonial Revival Gray sits at L* 74.8, a* -1.7, b* -0.6. Its hue angle is 199° and its chroma is 1.8, so it has essentially no color cast — a true neutral that will pick up the color of the light and surroundings. It classifies as neutral. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 21%.
LRV 48.0: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 48.0, Colonial Revival Gray is lighter than 60% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Colonial Revival Gray
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Springs | 1592 | 1.04 | Very close | |
| Winter Solstice | 1605 | 1.71 | Very close | |
| Marina Gray | 1599 | 1.76 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Colonial Revival Gray
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Silver | PPU18-5 | 0.98 | Practically identical | |
| French Silver | PPU18-05 | 0.98 | Practically identical | |
| Meteor Shower | N450-3 | 1.01 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monorail Silver | SW 7663 | 1.05 | Very close | |
| Online | SW 7072 | 1.09 | Very close | |
| Mineral | SW 9637 | 1.14 | Very close | |
| Samovar Silver | SW 6233 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Krypton | SW 6247 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jubilee | SW 6248 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Krypton SW 6247 · lighter, LRV 51.9
- Silverplate SW 7649 · lighter, LRV 52.6
- Light French Gray SW 0055 · lighter, LRV 52.6
- Swanky Gray SW 6261 · darker, LRV 44.7
- Allegory SW 9553 · darker, LRV 44.6
- Oyster Bay SW 6206 · darker, LRV 44.1
Colors that go with Colonial Revival Gray
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Colonial Revival Gray:
- Fleur de Sel SW 7666
- Crabby Apple SW 7592
Colonial Revival Gray is too close to neutral (chroma 1.8) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Colonial Revival Gray vs popular colors
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 2.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 5.0) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 48.0), more blue/cool, more green, more saturated.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 5.4) is darker (LRV 44.1 vs 48.0), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.