Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray: a complete color review

Looking for the perfect warm gray paint color for your home? Let’s talk about Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray and if it might be right for your home!

Warm grays are popular paint colors. They provide a neutral backdrop without the starkness of cool grays.

Warm grays promote a feeling of coziness and calmness. They go with virtually any decor style or finish.

Even when you separate the warm grays from the cool grays, there is still a lot to consider when narrowing down your paint selection! Let's talk about a popular color today: Worldly Gray.

Worldly Gray, Sherwin Williams, SW 7043

Worldly Gray is a warm gray. It's popular for a reason: it's a warm, cozy, neutral that works well in almost any space.

However, note that Worldly Gray is also known as a chameleon color, as it can appear very differently depending on its surroundings.

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Color Family

Worldly Gray is in the gray family.

Light Reflectance Value

57

Light Reflective Value is the measurement of how much light a color bounces around.

This is on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white.

With an LRV of 57, Worldly Gray is a light to mid-gray. It provides some depth without being overly saturated.

Worldly Gray will look a bit darker in rooms without much natural light and a bit lighter in rooms with lots of natural light.

RGB Colors

R: 206 G: 198 B: 187

RGB describes the amount of each color - red, green, and blue - present in a color.

This is on a scale of 0 to 255 for each color. This is basically the color mix to make the color!

Hex Code

#CEC6BB

Undertones

Worldly Gray has some warm green undertones, plus on occasion, it's been known to show a slight purple undertone.

Worldly Gray will look warmer and more greige in south-facing rooms with lots of natural light.

It will look cooler and more gray in north-facing rooms without much natural light. Worldly Gray's purple undertones may be more apparent in these situations.

Best uses

Worldly Gray is neutral enough to work as a whole house paint color.

• Living rooms
• Bedrooms
• Kitchens
• Bathrooms
• Home exterior
• Interior doors
• Cabinets
• Furniture

Similar Colors

• Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter
• Sherwin Williams Soft Suede
• Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray
• Sherwin Williams Symmetry
• Behr Smoked Umber
• Sherwin Williams Alpaca

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Coordinating Colors

As a neutral warm gray, Worldly Gray pairs well with most other colors, including dark grays, aquas and turquoises, greens, blues, bright whites, pinks, and corals, among others.

Dark grays:

• Porpoise
• Anonymous
• Dovetail
• Gauntlet Gray
• Peppercorn

Aquas and turquoises:

• Festoon Aqua
• Aquaverde
• Raindrop
• Drizzle
• Blithe Blue

Cool greens:

• Sea Salt
• Oyster Bay
• Pine Frost
• Copen Blue
• Frostwork

Trim Colors

Bright whites look great with Worldly Gray.

Bright white trim colors:

• Benjamin Moore Simply White
• Sherwin Williams Extra White
• Behr Ultra Pure White

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FAQs

Here are some common frequently asked questions about Worldly Gray.

What is the difference: SW Agreeable Gray vs Worldly Gray?

SW Agreeable Gray and Worldly Gray are very similar paint colors.

Agreeable Gray is a bit lighter than Worldly Gray, with an LRV of 60 versus 57.

Agreeable Gray does not have one specific strong undertone. Reddish tones will make it look more pink, golden tones make it look more yellow.

Worldly Gray has warm green undertones, and, on occasion, slight purple undertones.

Is Worldly Gray lighter than Agreeable Gray?

Worldly Gray is darker than Agreeable Gray, with an LRV of 57 versus 60.

What is the difference: BM Revere Pewter vs SW Worldly Gray?

BM Revere Pewter and Worldly Gray are very similar paint colors.

Worldly Gray is a bit lighter than Revere Pewter, with an LRV of 57 versus 55.

Revere Pewter does not have yellow or gold undertones but sometimes can read slightly green.

Worldly Gray has warm green undertones, and, on occasion, slight purple undertones.

What color trim goes with Worldly Gray?

For trim, Worldly Gray looks great with bright whites, such as BM Simply White, SW Extra White, or Behr Ultra Pure White.

What are the undertones of SW Worldly Gray?

Worldly Gray has warm green undertones. It occasionally shows a slight purple undertone.

What BM Color is similar to SW Worldly Gray?

BM Revere Pewter is similar to SW Worldly Gray. Worldly Gray is a bit lighter than Revere Pewter.

Is Worldly Gray more beige or gray?

Worldly Gray is more gray.

It is a warm gray paint color. It's not as stark as cool grays, but it's not as warm as a beige.

It will look more like a greige in south-facing rooms with lots of natural light.

Is Worldly Gray too dark?

Worldly Gray is a light to mid-gray with an LRV of 57. It provides some depth without being overly saturated.

It will look darker in rooms without much natural light and lighter in rooms with lots of natural light.

Thanks for reading!