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Westchester Gray SW 2849
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Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, Westchester Gray sits at L* 50.8, a* -0.2, b* 0.5. Its hue angle is 110° and its chroma is 0.6, 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 26%.
LRV 19.2: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 19.2, Westchester Gray is lighter than 24% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Westchester 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Wool | 2121-20 | 2.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Asphalt | CC-548 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lampblack | CW-695 | 3.30 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Westchester 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | N520-5 | 1.59 | Very close | |
| Stormy Gray | BXC-58 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Slate Gray - Gloss | 6795 | 3.02 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before the Storm | SW 9564 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cityscape | SW 7067 | 3.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gauntlet Gray | SW 7019 | 3.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Going Grey | SW 9554 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Hulett Ore | SW 9574 | 4.19 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Attitude Gray | SW 7060 | 4.20 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Retreat SW 6207 · lighter, LRV 20.9
- Sensuous Gray SW 7081 · lighter, LRV 20.9
- Renwick Heather SW 2818 · lighter, LRV 21.5
- Gauntlet Gray SW 7019 · darker, LRV 17.4
- Grapy SW 7629 · darker, LRV 16.4
- Hulett Ore SW 9574 · darker, LRV 16.1
Colors that go with Westchester Gray
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Westchester Gray:
- Chelsea Gray SW 2850
- Polished Mahogany SW 2838
Westchester Gray is too close to neutral (chroma 0.6) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Westchester Gray vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 3.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 3.7) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 19.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 11.3) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 19.2), more blue/cool, more green, more saturated.