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Fashionable Gray SW 6275

On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.

Hex#BDB8B8
RGB189, 184, 184
LRV48.4
UndertoneNone
Warm / coolNeutral
UseInterior & exterior

Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)

In CIELAB, Fashionable Gray sits at L* 75.2, a* 1.8, b* 0.6. Its hue angle is 20° and its chroma is 1.9, 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 22%.

LRV 48.4: mid-tone

Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 48.4, Fashionable 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 Fashionable 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.

ColorCodeΔE2000How close
Through the Looking GlassCSP-4951.12Very close
NightingaleAF-6702.49Close — difference visible side by side
Silver Dollar14602.73Close — difference visible side by side

Closest Behr match to Fashionable 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.

ColorCodeΔE2000How close
French LilacPPU16-100.54Practically identical
Grape CremePPU16-111.21Very close
Grape CrèmeUL250-101.21Very close

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

ColorCodeΔE2000How close
PonderSW 70790.68Practically identical
Essential GraySW 60021.34Very close
Queen Anne LilacSW 00212.33Close — difference visible side by side
Veiled VioletSW 62682.79Close — difference visible side by side
Swanky GraySW 62612.81Close — difference visible side by side
March WindSW 76683.02Close — 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.

Colors that go with Fashionable Gray

Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Fashionable Gray:

Fashionable Gray is too close to neutral (chroma 1.9) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.

Fashionable Gray vs popular colors

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