Requisite Gray
Sherwin-Williams Requisite Gray (7023) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its greige and grey 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
#B9B2A9LRV
44.87
Requisite Gray's Color Strip
Requisite Gray is the second shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Alpaca and Functional Gray. The strip spans from Alpaca at the lightest end to Well-Bred Brown at the deepest. Strip 241 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Requisite Gray in Rooms
Follow Requisite Gray from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 11 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 Misc Photos
Requisite Gray (7023) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms.
Hallway walls transition gracefully in sophisticated Requisite Gray.
@clairebell26
Library shelving glows richly against deep Requisite Gray walls.
@donnamakesthings
6 Living Room Photos
Requisite Gray (7023) can change noticeably under the movement from window light to lamplight. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Living room walls embrace seating in warm Requisite Gray.
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1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
The repetition of doors, drawers and shadow lines can draw different notes from Requisite Gray (7023). The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Kitchen cabinets gleam in timeless Requisite Gray finish.
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2 Bedroom Photos
Viewed across 2 bedroom images in a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, Requisite Gray (7023) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 44.9 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Bedroom walls provide restful sanctuary in subtle Requisite Gray.
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Accent wall brings depth to the bedroom in Requisite Gray.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 70 vs 45, Simple White is decisively the brighter choice.
Eider White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 45), opening up a space where Requisite Gray encloses it.
At LRV 45 vs 29, Requisite Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 70 vs 45, Simple White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 45 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (50 vs 45) makes Viaduct the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 45 vs 6, Requisite Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (45 vs 34) makes Requisite Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 7, Requisite Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 11, Requisite Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 7, Requisite Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Starry Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Requisite Gray reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 73 vs 45, Snowfall is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 45, Ghosted is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Original White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Requisite Gray encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Mercurial is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Requisite Gray reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 21), opening up a space where Habitat encloses it.
Requisite Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Requisite Gray reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 20), opening up a space where Warm Stone encloses it.
Requisite Gray reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 32), opening up a space where Pavestone encloses it.
Requisite Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
When you need a calming backdrop, this neutral is a must-have. Its subtle gray undertone keeps it warm and welcoming.