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Garret Gray SW 6075
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Garret Gray sits at L* 45.0, a* 3.9, b* 5.8. Its hue angle is 56° and its chroma is 7.0, so it leans orange clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 44%.
LRV 14.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 14.5, Garret Gray is lighter than 18% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Garret 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek | 1470 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coachman's Cape® | CSP-90 | 3.81 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Devonwood Taupe | 1008 | 4.05 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Garret 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Ridge | 780B-6 | 1.13 | Very close | |
| Wright Brown | N140-6 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Opus | T16-20 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutshell | SW 6040 | 0.91 | Practically identical | |
| Folkstone | SW 6005 | 3.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Griffin | SW 7026 | 3.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Browse Brown | SW 6012 | 3.80 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brainstorm Bronze | SW 7033 | 3.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Landmark | SW 9609 | 4.03 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Hulett Ore SW 9574 · lighter, LRV 16.1
- Grapy SW 7629 · lighter, LRV 16.4
- Tiki Hut SW 7509 · lighter, LRV 16.9
- Limestone SW 9599 · darker, LRV 13.1
- Smokehouse SW 7040 · darker, LRV 13.0
- Bateau Brown SW 6033 · darker, LRV 13.1
Colors that go with Garret Gray
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Garret Gray:
- Popular Gray SW 6071
- Reflecting Pool SW 6486
- Heron Plume SW 6070
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Slate Tile SW 7624 · complementary (180°)
- Patchwork Plum SW 0022 · analogous (−30°)
- Limestone SW 9599 · analogous (+30°)
- Rocky River SW 6215 · triadic (120°)
- Exclusive Plum SW 6263 · triadic (240°)
Garret Gray vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 5.4) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 14.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 8.9) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 14.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 9.6) is darker (LRV 11.0 vs 14.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.