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Worldly Gray SW 7043
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Worldly Gray sits at L* 80.2, a* 0.9, b* 6.5. Its hue angle is 82° and its chroma is 6.6, so it leans yellow 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 46%.
LRV 57.2: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 57.2, Worldly Gray is lighter than 69% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Worldly 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Light | 1004 | 1.16 | Very close | |
| Mocha Cream | 995 | 1.23 | Very close | |
| London Fog | 1541 | 1.43 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Worldly 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cappuccino Froth | N210-2 | 0.97 | Practically identical | |
| Wheat Bread | 720C-3 | 0.99 | Practically identical | |
| Porch Swing Beige | PPF-21 | 1.07 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Suede | SW 9577 | 1.34 | Very close | |
| Alpaca | SW 7022 | 1.36 | Very close | |
| Agreeable Gray | SW 7029 | 1.49 | Very close | |
| Vessel | SW 9547 | 1.52 | Very close | |
| Realist Beige | SW 6078 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Symmetry | SW 9601 | 1.66 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Mercurial SW 9550 · lighter, LRV 61.0
- Pearl Gray SW 0052 · lighter, LRV 61.0
- Liveable Green SW 6176 · lighter, LRV 61.2
- Nantucket Dune SW 7527 · darker, LRV 53.6
- Comfort Gray SW 6205 · darker, LRV 53.8
- Silver Tipped Sage SW 9642 · darker, LRV 53.5
Colors that go with Worldly Gray
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Worldly Gray:
- Amazing Gray SW 7044
- Whirlpool SW 9135
- Shoji White SW 7042
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Icy SW 6534 · complementary (180°)
- White Truffle SW 6029 · analogous (−30°)
- Create SW 9646 · analogous (+30°)
- Sleepy Blue SW 6225 · triadic (120°)
- Enchant SW 6555 · triadic (240°)
Worldly Gray vs popular colors
- Agreeable Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7029, ΔE 1.5) is lighter (LRV 60.4 vs 57.2).
- Accessible Beige (Sherwin-Williams SW 7036, ΔE 1.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Colonnade Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7641, ΔE 1.9) is darker (LRV 53.0 vs 57.2).