Silver Gray
Sherwin-Williams Silver Gray (0049) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#B8B2A2LRV
44.64
Coordinating Colors
Silver Gray reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 17), opening up a space where Library Pewter encloses it.
At LRV 45 vs 9, Silver Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Silver Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Techno Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Jogging Path reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mindful Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 45 vs 7, Silver Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Starry Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Gray reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Silver Gray reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 28), opening up a space where Dusty Heather encloses it.
At LRV 45 vs 3, Silver Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavender Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Silver Gray encloses it.
At LRV 45 vs 6, Silver Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Big Chill reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Silver Gray encloses it.
Touch of Grey reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Silver Gray encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
First Star reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Silver Gray encloses it.
Guild Grey reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Silver Gray encloses it.
Darker Colors
A 3-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Silver Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 29, Silver Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (45 vs 33) makes Silver Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Silver Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 45 vs 20, Silver Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This classic gray dates to the early 1600s. Consider this cool muted neutral with green-gray undertones in your home for a cultivated yet subdued look.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.