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Settled, side by side

Repose Gray

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7015

Pure White

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7005

58.22
LRV
84
Pure White is 25.8 points lighter
#CCC9C0
Hex
#EDECE6
204 · 201 · 192
RGB
237 · 236 · 230
Warm
Warmth
Neutral
Repose Gray is warm; Pure White is neutral.
Soft warm gray with a quiet greige cast
Undertone
A true soft white with a touch of grey and a touch of warmth; neither cool nor creamy
Beige
Family
White
Collection
White & Pastel

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The difference

Read from the numbers

Pure White is the lighter of the two at LRV 84, 25.8 points above Repose Gray at LRV 58.22. Repose Gray leans warm where Pure White reads neutral. Repose Gray is a beige, Pure White a white. For a whole room, Pure 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.

Pure White is one of Sherwin-Williams' most-specified whites for a simple reason: it has almost no agenda. A trace of grey keeps it from glaring, a trace of warmth keeps it from turning blue, and at LRV 84 it is bright without being stark. It is the white you choose when the art, the furniture or the view is the point.

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