Comfort Gray is the deeper step from Sea Salt, a soft, gray-green with a cool, slightly blue edge. It looks sage-like in daylight and more gray in low light. It is a calming choice for bedrooms, bathrooms and living rooms.
Paint color names and codes are trademarks of their respective owners (Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore and Behr); this site is not affiliated with them. The hex value is a digital approximation: the real paint looks different depending on light, sheen and your screen, so always test a physical sample on your wall before you buy.
Undertone: Light gray-green with a cool blue undertone.
LRV 54: Comfort Gray is a mid-tone: noticeably deeper than a white, but far from dark.
Where to use it: Bedroom, bathroom, living room.
Trim: Comfort Gray pairs well with Pure White SW 7005 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Sherwin-Williams colors that work with Comfort Gray on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Comfort Gray from Benjamin Moore and Behr, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
From lightest to darkest. Tap a shade to copy its code.
Copy the codes or open a palette in the editor to tweak it.
The digital hex value for Sherwin-Williams Comfort Gray (SW 6205) is #BEC3BB, which is rgb(190, 195, 187). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Sherwin-Williams Comfort Gray has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Comfort Gray is a mid-tone: noticeably deeper than a white, but far from dark.
Comfort Gray has a light gray-green with a cool blue undertone undertone. By its digital value it sits on a fairly neutral middle, but north-facing light will cool it down and warm bulbs will warm it up, so test a sample in the room where you plan to use it.
The closest Benjamin Moore color to Sherwin-Williams Comfort Gray is Metropolitan (AF-690, #BABDB8), which is very close by digital value (ΔE 2.6). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Behr color to Sherwin-Williams Comfort Gray is Silver City (MQ2-59, #C8C8C2), which is very close by digital value (ΔE 3.1). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.