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Settled, side by side

Extra White

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7006

Repose Gray

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7015

86
LRV
58.22
Extra White is 27.8 points lighter
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Hex
#CCC9C0
238 · 239 · 234
RGB
204 · 201 · 192
Cool
Warmth
Warm
Extra White is cool; Repose Gray is warm.
A bright, clean white with a faint blue-grey lean
Undertone
Soft warm gray with a quiet greige cast
White
Family
Beige
White & Pastel
Collection

In real rooms

Every room, each color

The difference

Read from the numbers

Extra White is the lighter of the two at LRV 86, 27.8 points above Repose Gray at LRV 58.22. Extra White leans cool where Repose Gray reads warm. Extra White is a white, Repose Gray a beige. For a whole room, Extra White is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Repose Gray is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Extra White is a bright, slightly cool white — the closest Sherwin-Williams gets to a gallery wall. At LRV 86 it is crisp and reflective, with a faint blue-grey lean that keeps it clean rather than creamy. It is the white for architecture: plaster reliefs, coffered ceilings, a bank of steel windows.

Repose Gray (SW 7015) is the gray for people who want gray — not greige — but don't want it cold. A quiet warm undertone keeps it from going icy, while it still reads more gray than beige. LRV sits around 58.

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