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Gray Shingle SW 7670
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Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, Gray Shingle sits at L* 61.0, a* 0.2, b* 0.7. Its hue angle is 75° and its chroma is 0.7, 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 26%.
LRV 29.3: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 29.3, Gray Shingle is lighter than 37% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Gray Shingle
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wall Street | CSP-20 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Soho Loft | CSP-10 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stonehedge | ES-76 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Gray Shingle
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Ashes | N520-4 | 0.69 | Practically identical | |
| Anonymous | 780F-5 | 0.94 | Practically identical | |
| Shark Fin | PPU24-19 | 1.79 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Gray | SW 7669 | 1.18 | Very close | |
| Tin Lizzie | SW 9163 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pewter Cast | SW 7673 | 2.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Moonlit Orchid | SW 9153 | 2.81 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| African Gray | SW 9162 | 3.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Polished Concrete | SW 9167 | 3.52 | 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.
- Earl Grey SW 7660 · lighter, LRV 31.8
- Acier SW 9170 · lighter, LRV 32.0
- Pavestone SW 7642 · lighter, LRV 32.3
- Gris Morado SW 9156 · darker, LRV 26.2
- Dovetail SW 7018 · darker, LRV 25.8
- Alloy SW 9569 · darker, LRV 25.5
Colors that go with Gray Shingle
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Gray Shingle:
- Crushed Ice SW 7647
- Intimate White SW 6322
- Extra White SW 7006
Gray Shingle is too close to neutral (chroma 0.7) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Gray Shingle vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 6.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 7.1) is lighter (LRV 37.0 vs 29.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 7.5) is lighter (LRV 38.7 vs 29.3), more yellow/warm, more saturated.