Gateway Gray
Sherwin-Williams 7644
- HEX
- #B2AC9C
- RGB
- 178, 172, 156
- LAB
- 70.4, -0.7, 9.0
- LRV
- ≈ 41
- Family
- Beige, warm
- Nearest RAL
- 7032 Pebble Grey
With an LRV of about 41, Gateway Gray is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Gateway Gray in other brands
- Cool Arbour Little Greene Beige Very close ΔE 0.3
- Mountain Shade Behr ECC-47-1 Beige Very close ΔE 0.5
- Kid Benjamin Moore CSP-175 Beige Very close ΔE 0.8
- Hempel 24392 Hempel Beige Very close ΔE 0.9
- Hardwick White Farrow & Ball 5 Beige Very close ΔE 1.0
- C0420P Crown Beige Very close ΔE 1.0
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
- Techno Gray Sherwin-Williams 6170 Beige
- Rushing River Sherwin-Williams 7746 Light Gray
- Very close ΔE 0.0
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as beige
- Protanopia Reads as beige
- Tritanopia Reads as light gray
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns orange
- Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Gateway Gray warm or cool?
Warm. Its LAB b value of 9.0 and a value of -0.7 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Little Greene color to Gateway Gray?
Cool Arbour (Little Greene), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Gateway Gray?
≈ 41. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.