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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
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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

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

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.