Grays

166 colours in the grays family, ordered light to dark. LRV runs from 10.34 to 69.34. Every swatch is rendered from the manufacturer's published sRGB value.

First Star SW 7646 LRV 69.34 Neutral Starry Night SW 6540 LRV 68.98 Neutral Joyful Lilac SW 6972 LRV 68.90 Purple-leaning Rhythmic Blue SW 6806 LRV 68.60 Blue-leaning Silver Peony SW 6547 LRV 68.48 Neutral Byte Blue SW 6498 LRV 68.24 Blue-green-leaning Olympus White SW 6253 LRV 68.22 Neutral Hinting Blue SW 6519 LRV 67.80 Blue-leaning Icelandic SW 6526 LRV 67.07 Blue-leaning Atmospheric SW 6505 LRV 66.99 Blue-green-leaning Meander Blue SW 6484 LRV 66.93 Blue-green-leaning Breaktime SW 6463 LRV 66.82 Green-leaning Balmy SW 6512 LRV 66.26 Blue-leaning Reflection SW 7661 LRV 65.99 Neutral Crushed Ice SW 7647 LRV 65.94 Neutral Mild Blue SW 6533 LRV 65.73 Blue-leaning Tidewater SW 6477 LRV 65.14 Green-leaning Slow Green SW 6456 LRV 64.92 Green-leaning Wallflower SW 6281 LRV 64.80 Purple-leaning Silverpointe SW 7653 LRV 64.06 Neutral Breathtaking SW 6814 LRV 63.27 Blue-leaning Misty SW 6232 LRV 63.23 Neutral Individual White SW 6008 LRV 62.80 Neutral North Star SW 6246 LRV 62.32 Neutral Big Chill SW 7648 LRV 62.30 Neutral On The Rocks SW 7671 LRV 61.91 Neutral Potentially Purple SW 6821 LRV 61.62 Violet-leaning Lattice SW 7654 LRV 61.39 Neutral Waterscape SW 6470 LRV 61.30 Green-leaning Tradewind SW 6218 LRV 61.18 Blue-green-leaning Passive SW 7064 LRV 60.72 Neutral Evening Shadow SW 7662 LRV 60.59 Neutral Grayish SW 6001 LRV 60.29 Neutral Jetstream SW 6492 LRV 60.14 Blue-green-leaning Front Porch SW 7651 LRV 59.91 Neutral Destiny SW 6274 LRV 59.87 Neutral Minute Mauve SW 7078 LRV 59.82 Neutral Sensitive Tint SW 6267 LRV 59.59 Neutral Silver Strand SW 7057 LRV 59.50 Neutral Gray Screen SW 7071 LRV 59.30 Neutral Hyacinth Tint SW 6968 LRV 59.22 Violet-leaning Rainwashed SW 6211 LRV 59.21 Green-leaning Repose Gray SW 7015 LRV 59.12 Neutral Enchant SW 6555 LRV 59.09 Purple-leaning Unique Gray SW 6260 LRV 58.83 Neutral Wondrous Blue SW 6807 LRV 58.73 Blue-leaning Copen Blue SW 0068 LRV 58.47 Green-leaning Zircon SW 7667 LRV 58.45 Neutral Sleepy Blue SW 6225 LRV 57.91 Blue-green-leaning Upward SW 6239 LRV 57.71 Blue-leaning Tinsmith SW 7657 LRV 57.39 Neutral Watery SW 6478 LRV 57.15 Blue-green-leaning Stream SW 6499 LRV 56.28 Blue-green-leaning Icy SW 6534 LRV 56.04 Blue-leaning Take Five SW 6513 LRV 56.01 Blue-leaning Blissful Blue SW 6527 LRV 55.85 Blue-leaning Honest Blue SW 6520 LRV 54.56 Blue-leaning Grape Mist SW 6548 LRV 54.24 Violet-leaning Daydream SW 6541 LRV 54.12 Blue-leaning Knitting Needles SW 7672 LRV 53.55 Neutral Silverplate SW 7649 LRV 53.24 Neutral Light French Gray SW 0055 LRV 53.20 Neutral Lazy Gray SW 6254 LRV 53.20 Neutral Krypton SW 6247 LRV 52.56 Neutral Samovar Silver SW 6233 LRV 50.90 Neutral Rain SW 6219 LRV 49.45 Blue-green-leaning Argos SW 7065 LRV 49.23 Neutral Fashionable Gray SW 6275 LRV 49.15 Neutral March Wind SW 7668 LRV 48.56 Neutral Ponder SW 7079 LRV 48.52 Neutral Colonial Revival Gray SW 2832 LRV 48.49 Neutral Hazel SW 6471 LRV 48.45 Green-leaning Chelsea Gray SW 2850 LRV 48.02 Neutral Monorail Silver SW 7663 LRV 47.95 Neutral Gray Clouds SW 7658 LRV 47.81 Neutral Windy Blue SW 6240 LRV 47.59 Blue-leaning Veiled Violet SW 6268 LRV 47.50 Neutral Quietude SW 6212 LRV 47.49 Green-leaning Silvermist SW 7621 LRV 47.30 Green-leaning Magnetic Gray SW 7058 LRV 46.59 Neutral Online SW 7072 LRV 46.22 Neutral Languid Blue SW 6226 LRV 46.15 Blue-green-leaning Festoon Aqua SW 0019 LRV 46.09 Blue-green-leaning Swanky Gray SW 6261 LRV 45.60 Neutral Jubilee SW 6248 LRV 44.99 Neutral Dockside Blue SW 7601 LRV 43.53 Blue-leaning Mineral Deposit SW 7652 LRV 42.92 Neutral Pussywillow SW 7643 LRV 42.68 Neutral Uncertain Gray SW 6234 LRV 42.16 Neutral Aqua-Sphere SW 7613 LRV 41.55 Blue-green-leaning Breezy SW 7616 LRV 41.52 Blue-green-leaning Morning Fog SW 6255 LRV 41.39 Neutral Interesting Aqua SW 6220 LRV 40.88 Blue-green-leaning Mystical Shade SW 6276 LRV 40.80 Neutral Proper Gray SW 6003 LRV 40.13 Neutral Ellie Gray SW 7650 LRV 39.98 Neutral Beguiling Mauve SW 6269 LRV 39.96 Purple-leaning Quest Gray SW 7080 LRV 39.91 Neutral Gris SW 7659 LRV 39.72 Neutral Aleutian SW 6241 LRV 39.36 Blue-leaning Dutch Tile Blue SW 0031 LRV 39.35 Blue-green-leaning Obi Lilac SW 6556 LRV 39.32 Purple-leaning Halcyon Green SW 6213 LRV 39.15 Green-leaning Meditative SW 6227 LRV 38.13 Blue-green-leaning Network Gray SW 7073 LRV 38.04 Neutral Solitude SW 6535 LRV 37.94 Blue-leaning Mysterious Mauve SW 6262 LRV 37.27 Neutral Stamped Concrete SW 7655 LRV 35.89 Neutral Vesper Violet SW 6542 LRV 35.56 Violet-leaning Powder Blue SW 2863 LRV 34.82 Blue-leaning Calico SW 0017 LRV 34 Green-leaning Ash Violet SW 6549 LRV 33.94 Violet-leaning Earl Grey SW 7660 LRV 32.79 Neutral Pewter Cast SW 7673 LRV 32.48 Neutral Tranquil Aqua SW 7611 LRV 31.31 Blue-green-leaning Steely Gray SW 7664 LRV 30.91 Neutral Summit Gray SW 7669 LRV 29.96 Neutral Gray Shingle SW 7670 LRV 29.71 Neutral Poolhouse SW 7603 LRV 29.60 Blue-leaning Moody Blue SW 6221 LRV 27.40 Blue-green-leaning Underseas SW 6214 LRV 26.55 Green-leaning Classic French Gray SW 0077 LRV 25.68 Neutral Serious Gray SW 6256 LRV 23.56 Blue-leaning Storm Cloud SW 6249 LRV 23.42 Blue-leaning Software SW 7074 LRV 22.74 Neutral Cityscape SW 7067 LRV 22.09 Neutral Rookwood Blue Green SW 2811 LRV 21.73 Green-leaning Sensuous Gray SW 7081 LRV 21.72 Neutral Studio Blue Green SW 0047 LRV 20.34 Green-leaning Foggy Day SW 6235 LRV 20.32 Blue-green-leaning Special Gray SW 6277 LRV 19.89 Neutral Labradorite SW 7619 LRV 19.67 Blue-green-leaning Teal Stencil SW 0018 LRV 19.52 Green-leaning Downing Slate SW 2819 LRV 19.49 Blue-leaning Westchester Gray SW 2849 LRV 19.36 Neutral Refuge SW 6228 LRV 19.13 Blue-green-leaning Mediterranean SW 7617 LRV 18.77 Blue-green-leaning Gauntlet Gray SW 7019 LRV 17.61 Neutral Exclusive Plum SW 6263 LRV 17.07 Violet-leaning Grapy SW 7629 LRV 16.87 Neutral Wall Street SW 7665 LRV 16.48 Blue-leaning Slate Tile SW 7624 LRV 16.43 Blue-green-leaning Riverway SW 6222 LRV 16.31 Blue-green-leaning Rocky River SW 6215 LRV 16.16 Green-leaning Smoky Blue SW 7604 LRV 15.67 Blue-leaning Distance SW 6243 LRV 15.36 Blue-leaning Granite Peak SW 6250 LRV 15.24 Blue-leaning Homburg Gray SW 7622 LRV 15.10 Neutral Gibraltar SW 6257 LRV 14.52 Blue-leaning Folkstone SW 6005 LRV 14.20 Neutral Web Gray SW 7075 LRV 13.34 Neutral Night Owl SW 7061 LRV 13.20 Neutral Needlepoint Navy SW 0032 LRV 12.94 Blue-leaning Grizzle Gray SW 7068 LRV 12.84 Neutral Peppercorn SW 7674 LRV 12.50 Neutral Grays Harbor SW 6236 LRV 12.29 Blue-green-leaning Stunning Shade SW 7082 LRV 12.09 Neutral Expressive Plum SW 6271 LRV 11.76 Purple-leaning Bunglehouse Blue SW 0048 LRV 11.63 Blue-leaning Cloak Gray SW 6278 LRV 11.47 Neutral Roycroft Pewter SW 2848 LRV 11.42 Neutral Tempe Star SW 6229 LRV 11.34 Blue-green-leaning Midnight SW 6264 LRV 10.59 Violet-leaning Outerspace SW 6251 LRV 10.46 Blue-leaning Still Water SW 6223 LRV 10.40 Blue-green-leaning Indigo Batik SW 7602 LRV 10.34 Blue-leaning

How to read this family

Colours are ordered by LRV, light to dark, because lightness is what most decides how a colour behaves in a room. This family runs from LRV 10.34 to 69.34, with a median near 45.60.

Within the family, 0 colours measure as warm, 87 as cool, and 79 as effectively neutral. That split matters more than the name: two colours in this list at the same LRV can look very different on a wall if their undertones pull opposite ways.

How to choose within this family

Start from the LRV the room needs, not the colour you like on screen. A north-facing room, which gets no direct sun all day, almost always wants a higher LRV than you first think. A south-facing room carries a lower LRV without closing in.

Then choose the undertone. If the room has wood, brass or warm textiles, a warm undertone sits with them; if it has steel, cool marble or cool whites, a cool undertone stays cleaner beside them.

Every swatch on this page is rendered from the manufacturer's published sRGB value, and LRV is computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula unless the manufacturer publishes its own. The full methodology is published.