Serious Gray
Sherwin-Williams's Serious Gray is a neutral shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its blue and grey classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#7D848BLRV
22.73
Serious Gray's Color Strip
Serious Gray is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Dustblu and Gibraltar. The strip spans from Olympus White at the lightest end to Sea Serpent at the deepest. Color strip 234 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Serious Gray in Rooms
Follow Serious Gray from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 11 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
4 Misc Photos
4 misc images place Serious Gray (6256) in an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula. An LRV of 22.7 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Accent wall in Serious Gray grounds the living room design.
@jacklynreneedesign
Hallway walls painted Serious Gray guide visitors through the home.
@coastalpaintingservicesllc
Serious Gray creates visual interest in the hallway passage.
@coastalpaintingservicesllc
Trim painted Serious Gray defines the architectural elements.
@skypaintingsolutions
3 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
3 kitchen cabinets images trace Serious Gray (6256) through the repetition of doors, drawers and shadow lines. Its place within Simplified hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Kitchen cabinets in Serious Gray modernize traditional spaces.
@babcockfabrication
Lower cabinetry in Serious Gray balances white uppers.
@cm_customhomes
Serious Gray cabinets anchor the kitchen with neutral sophistication.
@cm_customhomes
4 House Photos
The 4 house images turn a neutral swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its brighter saturation allows the hue to remain present rather than fading quietly into the background.
Home exterior in Serious Gray stands timeless and elegant.
@allstarprofessionalpainting
Serious Gray covers the house facade with contemporary appeal.
@allstarprofessionalpainting
Siding in Serious Gray harmonizes with metal roofing.
@our_florida_farmhouse
House painted Serious Gray complements stone accents beautifully.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 77 vs 23, Ice Cube is decisively the brighter choice.
Gossamer Veil reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 23), opening up a space where Serious Gray encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Trim Color
At LRV 77 vs 23, Ice Cube is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (23 vs 20) makes Serious Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (23 vs 18) makes Serious Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 23 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (23 vs 19) makes Serious Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Truly Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 23), opening up a space where Serious Gray encloses it.
Heavenly White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 23), opening up a space where Serious Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 23, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 23, Palisade is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (23 vs 13) makes Serious Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mercurial reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 23), opening up a space where Serious Gray encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Steely Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (32 vs 23) makes Dustblu the marginally brighter of the two.
Let it Rain reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Serious Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (23 vs 18) makes Serious Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Serious Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (23 vs 14) makes Serious Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
Cast a serene but sophisticated spell on your bedroom with this deep gray and its cool charcoal undertone.