Fashionable Gray
There is more to Sherwin-Williams Fashionable Gray (6275) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. A muted saturation softens the hue, giving it a quieter quality that can sit comfortably among layered neutrals. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
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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 Rooms
Follow Fashionable Gray from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
10 Living Room Photos
The 10 living room images turn a purple swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its muted saturation softens the color’s edges, making texture and shadow part of the composition.
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.
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Manufacturer description
This sophisticated medium gray blooms with subtle purple undertones that shift between cool and warm depending on the light, creating an atmosphere of refined elegance. Perfect for bedrooms, dining rooms, or home offices where you want a grounded, cultured aesthetic that feels both modern and timeless.