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Settled, side by side

Repose Gray

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7015

Extra White

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7006

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

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. Repose Gray leans warm where Extra White reads cool. Repose Gray is a beige, Extra White a white. 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

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.

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.

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