Gunmetal
With a focus on genuinely dark tones, Gunmetal (1602) is a standout Gray in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. See it applied across 7 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#6A6F70
LRV
16.63
Gunmetal in Real Rooms
Gunmetal has a low LRV of 16.63 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Gray and Neutral family, the photos below show it applied in a kitchen cabinets and misc.
5 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
Choosing Gunmetal for cabinets allows you to be more adventurous with your tile and stone choices. Because the cabinetry is so well-grounded, it can balance out a heavily veined marble or a colorful geometric backsplash without the room feeling "busy."
Kitchen cabinets in Gunmetal provide striking contrast against bright white counters.
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Cabinet doors in Gunmetal create sophisticated, contemporary kitchen styling.
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Cabinetry finished in Gunmetal delivers moody, refined kitchen elegance.
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Kitchen island in Gunmetal anchors this modern, high-contrast kitchen design.
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Kitchen cabinets painted in Gunmetal create a sleek, modern foundation.
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2 Misc Photos
More spaces painted in Gunmetal, shared by homeowners and designers across kitchens, hallways, dining rooms, and beyond. This collection shows how one color can take on a dozen different personalities depending on the room.
Wooden table finished in Gunmetal displays a sophisticated metallic sheen.
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Tabletop painted Gunmetal brings industrial elegance to dining spaces.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 67 vs 17, Alaskan Husky is decisively the brighter choice.
Chantilly Lace reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 17), opening up a space where Gunmetal encloses it.
Distant Gray reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 17), opening up a space where Gunmetal encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Quietly Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Gunmetal the marginally brighter of the two.
Hint of Violet reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 17), opening up a space where Gunmetal encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 17, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Gunmetal reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gunmetal reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Studio Clay reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 17), opening up a space where Gunmetal encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Shark Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (26 vs 17) makes Shaker Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Steep Cliff Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
