Popular Gray is a light, warm greige that sits between Agreeable Gray and a soft taupe. It looks airy in bright rooms and gently cozy in dim ones. It is a versatile neutral for whole-house use.
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Undertone: Light warm greige with a soft taupe undertone.
LRV 61: Popular Gray is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Where to use it: Living room, bedroom, whole house.
Trim: Popular Gray pairs well with Alabaster SW 7008 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Sherwin-Williams colors that work with Popular Gray on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Popular Gray from Benjamin Moore and Behr, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
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The digital hex value for Sherwin-Williams Popular Gray (SW 6071) is #D4CCC3, which is rgb(212, 204, 195). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Sherwin-Williams Popular Gray has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Popular Gray is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Popular Gray has a light warm greige with a soft taupe undertone undertone. By its digital value it sits on the warm side, 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 Popular Gray is Collingwood (OC-28, #D3CEC4), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.3). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Behr color to Sherwin-Williams Popular Gray is Burnished Clay (PPU18-09, #D2CCC4), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 0.9). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.