Dry Dock
Dry Dock begins as a neutral color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its beige and greige classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
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28.00
Dry Dock's Color Strip
Dry Dock is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Threshold Taupe and Tiki Hut. The strip spans from Rivers Edge at the lightest end to Tiki Hut at the deepest. As part of strip 250, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Dry Dock in Rooms
Follow Dry Dock from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 4 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Front Door Photo
Against hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim, Dry Dock (7502) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 28 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
classy front door featuring Dry Dock by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bathroom Photo
Dry Dock (7502) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under window light, mirrors and focused task lighting.
Dry Dock — earthy bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
1 dining room image place Dry Dock (7502) in a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony. An LRV of 28 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Dry Dock paint in a elegant dining room
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1 Home Office Photo
These 1 home office image show how Dry Dock (7502) can sit beside wood, paper, shelving and upholstered seating. The beige, greige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Sherwin-Williams Dry Dock in a neutral home office
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 73 vs 28, Aesthetic White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 28, Bungalow Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 28 vs 11, Dry Dock is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 73 vs 28, Aesthetic White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sanderling reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Glass Bead reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 28), opening up a space where Dry Dock encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 28 vs 6, Dry Dock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 28 vs 11, Dry Dock is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 28 vs 7, Dry Dock is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Requisite Gray reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 28), opening up a space where Dry Dock encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (35 vs 28) makes Truly Taupe the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Dry Dock reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 12), opening up a space where Homestead Brown encloses it.
Dry Dock reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dry Dock reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Imagine the weathered planks of a seaside boathouse, where salt air and time have softened every edge—this muted warm gray-brown captures that same quietly sophisticated charm. Perfect for creating a grounded, restful atmosphere in bedrooms or studies, it pairs beautifully with cool white trim and natural wood accents.