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Cloak Gray SW 6278
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Undertone: Subtle purple undertone
In CIELAB, Cloak Gray sits at L* 40.2, a* 1.8, b* -2.6. Its hue angle is 306° and its chroma is 3.2, so it leans purple only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as neutral-cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 29%.
LRV 11.3: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 11.3, Cloak Gray is lighter than 13% 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 Cloak 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mythic | CSP-510 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Anchor Gray | 2126-30 | 3.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stormy Sky | 1616 | 4.06 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Cloak 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Shadows | MQ5-02 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Dark Shadows | MQ5-2 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Digital | N530-6 | 2.83 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stunning Shade | SW 7082 | 2.81 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Midnight | SW 6264 | 3.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peppercorn | SW 7674 | 4.26 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Forged Steel | SW 9565 | 5.02 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Web Gray | SW 7075 | 5.12 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Expressive Plum | SW 6271 | 5.52 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Browse Brown SW 6012 · lighter, LRV 12.6
- Roycroft Pewter SW 2848 · lighter, LRV 12.8
- Grizzle Gray SW 7068 · lighter, LRV 12.8
- Peppercorn SW 7674 · darker, LRV 9.7
- Mineral Gray SW 2740 · darker, LRV 9.4
- Stony Creek SW 9610 · darker, LRV 8.7
Colors that go with Cloak Gray
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Cloak Gray:
- Gossamer Veil SW 9165
- Moonlit Orchid SW 9153
- Original White SW 7077
Cloak Gray is too close to neutral (chroma 3.2) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its purple lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Cloak Gray vs popular colors
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 4.3) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 11.3), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 4.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 5.5) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green.