Match Conservative Gray
Sherwin-Williams Conservative Gray is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 63. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 63 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 63 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 63 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 65 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Grey white reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 65 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (66 vs 63) makes RAL 840-2 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Conservative Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 63 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (67 vs 63) makes French Grey - Mid the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.