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Settled, side by side

Repose Gray

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7015

Pashmina

Benjamin Moore · AF-100

58.22
LRV
44.2
Repose Gray is 14 points lighter
#CCC9C0
Hex
#BBB2A1
204 · 201 · 192
RGB
187 · 178 · 161
Warm
Warmth
Neutral
Repose Gray is warm; Pashmina is neutral.
Soft warm gray with a quiet greige cast
Undertone
Balanced taupe — neither warm nor cool, neither light nor dark
Beige
Family
Beige
Collection
Affinity

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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. Repose Gray leans warm where Pashmina reads neutral. 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

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.

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.

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