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Gray Screen SW 7071
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, Gray Screen sits at L* 81.0, a* -1.4, b* -0.5. Its hue angle is 199° and its chroma is 1.5, 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 19%.
LRV 58.5: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 58.5, Gray Screen is lighter than 70% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Gray Screen
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Gray | 1612 | 0.65 | Practically identical | |
| Pebble Beach | 1597 | 0.83 | Practically identical | |
| Whitestone | 2134-60 | 1.04 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Gray Screen
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero Gravity | N450-2 | 0.99 | Practically identical | |
| Hush | PPU26-16 | 1.14 | Very close | |
| Loft Space | N500-2 | 1.20 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evening Shadow | SW 7662 | 1.01 | Very close | |
| Autonomous | SW 9557 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| North Star | SW 6246 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Misty | SW 6232 | 1.94 | Very close | |
| Passive | SW 7064 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tinsmith | SW 7657 | 2.14 | Close — 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.
- North Star SW 6246 · lighter, LRV 62.3
- Touch of Grey SW 9549 · lighter, LRV 62.4
- Conservative Gray SW 6183 · lighter, LRV 62.7
- Daydream SW 6541 · darker, LRV 54.2
- Grape Mist SW 6548 · darker, LRV 54.0
- Comfort Gray SW 6205 · darker, LRV 53.8
Colors that go with Gray Screen
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Gray Screen:
- White Hyacinth SW 0046
- Studio Blue Green SW 0047
- Site White SW 7070
Gray Screen is too close to neutral (chroma 1.5) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Gray Screen vs popular colors
- Stonington Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-170, ΔE 3.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 4.3) is darker (LRV 56.4 vs 58.5), more blue/cool, more green, more saturated.
- Sea Salt (Sherwin-Williams SW 6204, ΔE 4.5) is lighter (LRV 63.2 vs 58.5), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.