Sherwin-Williams · United States
- Shade code
- SW6002
- Name
- Essential Gray
- Brand and market
- Sherwin-Williams · United States
- Collections
- Sherwin-Williams United States public colour catalogue
- Manufacturer’s colour group
- Neutral
- Screen colour
- #BCB8B6 · Digital value published by the manufacturer
- PaintColorKE family
- Grey · light
- Light reflectance (LRV)
- 48.39 (published by the manufacturer)
- Closest colour name
- Grey Marble #B9B4B1 · a digital reference, not the paint’s official name
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Coordinating colours from Sherwin-Williams
Suggested colour schemes
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Lighter and deeper steps of the same grey, for a calm, layered room.
A grey has no hue of its own, so this pairs it with a slightly warm and a slightly cool grey.
One clear accent (PaintColorKE’s fixed terracotta hue) against the grey.
Teal and terracotta, two of PaintColorKE’s fixed accent hues, balanced by the grey.
Quiet warm neutrals around the grey for a restful space.
Near-black and near-white extremes with one strong ochre accent.
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