Fashionable Gray
With a focus on versatile tones, Fashionable Gray (6275) is a standout Purple in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to add character and warmth to any space. See it applied across 10 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#BDB8B8
LRV
48.56
Fashionable Gray's Color Strip
Fashionable Gray is the second shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Destiny and Mystical Shade. The strip spans from Destiny at the lightest end to Perle Noir at the deepest. Strip 226 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Fashionable Gray in Real Rooms
Fashionable Gray has a medium-high LRV of 48.56 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Purple family, the photos below show it applied in a living room.
10 Living Room Photos
Choosing Fashionable Gray for a main living area is a commitment to timelessness. It avoids the trend-cycle fatigue of brighter hues, offering a sophisticated neutrality that can be reimagined every few years simply by swapping out textiles or accent pillows. It is the ultimate foundation for an evolving home.
Dining room walls in Fashionable Gray create contemporary sophistication.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 74 vs 49, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
Snowfall reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 49), opening up a space where Fashionable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 49 vs 8, Fashionable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 74 vs 49, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Fashionable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 49 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (53 vs 49) makes Light French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (53 vs 49) makes Knitting Needles the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 49), opening up a space where Fashionable Gray encloses it.
Niebla Azul reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (53 vs 49) makes Silver Lake the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 16, Fashionable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 49, Glass Bead is decisively the brighter choice.
Fashionable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 29), opening up a space where Morning at Sea encloses it.
Fashionable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 6), opening up a space where Mount Etna encloses it.
Lighter Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (59 vs 49) makes Unique Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cloud Nine reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 49), opening up a space where Fashionable Gray encloses it.
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Fashionable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 30, Fashionable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 22, Fashionable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (49 vs 38) makes Fashionable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.