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Guild Grey SW 9561
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Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Guild Grey sits at L* 83.8, a* -0.7, b* 3.1. Its hue angle is 103° and its chroma is 3.2, so it leans yellow 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 30%.
LRV 63.4: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 63.4, Guild Grey is lighter than 77% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Guild Grey
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barren Plain | 2111-60 | 1.02 | Very close | |
| Whisper | CSP-500 | 1.10 | Very close | |
| Abalone | 2108-60 | 1.61 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Guild Grey
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazebo Gray | PPF-18 | 0.54 | Practically identical | |
| Polar Fox | HDC-NT-17G | 0.64 | Practically identical | |
| Mexican Silver | QE-49 | 0.92 | Practically identical |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skipping Rocks | SW 9551 | 0.55 | Practically identical | |
| On the Rocks | SW 7671 | 0.84 | Practically identical | |
| Touch of Grey | SW 9549 | 0.91 | Practically identical | |
| Big Chill | SW 7648 | 1.04 | Very close | |
| Crushed Ice | SW 7647 | 1.15 | Very close | |
| Silverpointe | SW 7653 | 1.21 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Olympus White SW 6253 · lighter, LRV 68.1
- Kestrel White SW 7516 · lighter, LRV 68.1
- Silver Peony SW 6547 · lighter, LRV 68.2
- White Truffle SW 6029 · darker, LRV 59.5
- Piedmont SW 9657 · darker, LRV 59.8
- Grayish SW 6001 · darker, LRV 59.7
Colors that go with Guild Grey
Guild Grey is too close to neutral (chroma 3.2) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its yellow lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Guild Grey vs popular colors
- Crushed Ice (Sherwin-Williams SW 7647, ΔE 1.1) is lighter (LRV 65.5 vs 63.4).
- Gray Owl (Benjamin Moore OC-52, ΔE 1.6) is about as light, more green.
- Stonington Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-170, ΔE 1.9) is darker (LRV 59.4 vs 63.4).