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Quest Gray SW 7080
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Subtle pink undertone
In CIELAB, Quest Gray sits at L* 68.4, a* 2.9, b* 1.0. Its hue angle is 20° and its chroma is 3.1, so it leans pink only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 23%.
LRV 38.5: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 38.5, Quest Gray is lighter than 48% 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 Quest 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant Gray | 2109-50 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stormy Monday | 2112-50 | 3.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pebble Creek | 1453 | 3.17 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Quest 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolis | N140-3 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Object Of Desire | MQ1-36 | 3.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Classy | MQ5-4 | 3.33 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystical Shade | SW 6276 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Proper Gray | SW 6003 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Flexible Gray | SW 6010 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Beguiling Mauve | SW 6269 | 2.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mysterious Mauve | SW 6262 | 3.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Intuitive | SW 6017 | 3.77 | 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.
- Morning Fog SW 6255 · lighter, LRV 41.6
- Pussywillow SW 7643 · lighter, LRV 42.1
- Warm Pewter SW 9572 · lighter, LRV 42.4
- Truly Taupe SW 6038 · darker, LRV 35.5
- Palisade SW 7635 · darker, LRV 35.2
- Stamped Concrete SW 7655 · darker, LRV 35.1
Colors that go with Quest Gray
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Quest Gray:
- Spatial White SW 6259
- Plum Brown SW 6272
- Original White SW 7077
Quest Gray is too close to neutral (chroma 3.1) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its pink lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Quest Gray vs popular colors
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 5.0) is darker (LRV 37.0 vs 38.5), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 5.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Amazing Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7044, ΔE 7.6) is lighter (LRV 46.9 vs 38.5), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.