Requisite Gray is a medium warm gray with a soft greige backbone. It has enough depth to give rooms definition while still feeling neutral. It works well in living rooms, on cabinets and on exteriors.
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Undertone: Mid-tone warm gray with a greige undertone.
LRV 45: Requisite Gray is a mid-tone: noticeably deeper than a white, but far from dark.
Where to use it: Living room, kitchen, exterior.
Trim: Requisite Gray pairs well with Pure White SW 7005 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Sherwin-Williams colors that work with Requisite Gray on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Requisite 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 Requisite Gray (SW 7023) is #B9B2A9, which is rgb(185, 178, 169). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Sherwin-Williams Requisite Gray has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Requisite Gray is a mid-tone: noticeably deeper than a white, but far from dark.
Requisite Gray has a mid-tone warm gray with a greige 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 Requisite Gray is Gray Huskie (1473, #B6B4AC), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 2.0). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Behr color to Sherwin-Williams Requisite Gray is Graceful Gray (PPU18-12, #BEB6AC), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.7). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.