Quest Gray
There is more to Sherwin-Williams Quest Gray (7080) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. An LRV of 38.5 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
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38.53
Quest Gray's Color Strip
Quest Gray is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Ponder and Slate Violet. The strip spans from Minute Mauve at the lightest end to Darkroom at the deepest. Color strip 227 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Quest Gray in Rooms
Follow Quest Gray from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 5 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
5 Misc Photos
In an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula, the most interesting quality of Quest Gray (7080) may be the way it responds to a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Accent wall in Quest Gray adds contemporary depth and balance.
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Wall color in Quest Gray brings subtle, modern sophistication.
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Children's room walls in Quest Gray provide calm visual comfort.
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Walls finished in Quest Gray offer neutral contemporary style.
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Paint in Quest Gray transforms walls into a polished feature.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 74 vs 39, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
Spatial White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 39), opening up a space where Quest Gray encloses it.
At LRV 39 vs 6, Quest Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 74 vs 39, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (45 vs 39) makes Swanky Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Quest Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (42 vs 39) makes Warm Pewter the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 39), opening up a space where Quest Gray encloses it.
Niebla Azul reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 39), opening up a space where Quest Gray encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 39, Silver Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 16, Quest Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 39, Glass Bead is decisively the brighter choice.
Quest Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Quest Gray reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 6), opening up a space where Mount Etna encloses it.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 59 vs 39, Unique Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Fashionable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ponder reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Imagine reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
At LRV 39 vs 20, Quest Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (39 vs 30) makes Quest Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 39 vs 22, Quest Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This muted violet with its cool taupe undertone sets a mood of happy-go-lucky wanderlust. Perfect for any space where you want a friendly and freeing atmosphere.