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Settled, side by side

Pashmina

Benjamin Moore · AF-100

Repose Gray

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7015

44.2
LRV
58.22
Repose Gray is 14 points lighter
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Hex
#CCC9C0
187 · 178 · 161
RGB
204 · 201 · 192
Neutral
Warmth
Warm
Pashmina is neutral; Repose Gray is warm.
Balanced taupe — neither warm nor cool, neither light nor dark
Undertone
Soft warm gray with a quiet greige cast
Beige
Family
Beige
Affinity
Collection

In real rooms

Every room, each color

The difference

Read from the numbers

Repose Gray is the lighter of the two at LRV 58.22, 14 points above Pashmina at LRV 44.2. Pashmina leans neutral where Repose Gray reads warm. Both belong to the beige family. For a whole room, Repose Gray is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Pashmina is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Pashmina is Benjamin Moore's most even-handed taupe: the brand describes it as 'perfectly balanced between warm and cool, light and dark'. It belongs to the Affinity collection, designed so that every colour in it harmonises with every other.

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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