Steely Gray
Sherwin-Williams's Steely Gray is a neutral shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 30.4 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. 12 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
#90979BLRV
30.36
Steely Gray's Color Strip
Steely Gray is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Monorail Silver and Wall Street. The strip spans from Reflection at the lightest end to Smoky Blue at the deepest. Strip 233 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Steely Gray in Rooms
Follow Steely Gray from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 12 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
8 Misc Photos
In an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula, the most interesting quality of Steely Gray (7664) may be the way it responds to a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes. The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Wooden dresser painted in Steely Gray becomes a sophisticated focal point.
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1 Living Room Photo
Steely Gray (7664) can change noticeably under the movement from window light to lamplight. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Sofa wall in Steely Gray anchors this living room with visual weight.
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2 Bathroom Photos
Steely Gray (7664) brings its neutral character into a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together. Its brighter saturation allows the hue to remain present rather than fading quietly into the background.
Bathroom vanity walls painted Steely Gray introduce cool, spa-like serenity.
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Bathroom walls in Steely Gray complement white subway tile and chrome fixtures.
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1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
Steely Gray (7664) moves through 1 kitchen cabinets image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
Kitchen cabinets finished in Steely Gray provide a sophisticated, neutral storage solution.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 77 vs 30, Ice Cube is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 30), opening up a space where Steely Gray encloses it.
Pollen Powder reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Steely Gray encloses it.
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At LRV 77 vs 30, Ice Cube is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Let it Rain reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Debonair reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 30 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Network Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (37 vs 30) makes Castlegate the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 50 vs 30, Studio Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Truly Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Heavenly White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 30), opening up a space where Steely Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 30, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (35 vs 30) makes Palisade the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 30 vs 13, Steely Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (30 vs 20) makes Steely Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 60 vs 30, Evening Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Network Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lazy Gray reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 30), opening up a space where Steely Gray encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (42 vs 30) makes Morning Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Steely Gray reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 13), opening up a space where Web Gray encloses it.
At LRV 30 vs 12, Steely Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Steely Gray reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 15), opening up a space where Wall Street encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (30 vs 22) makes Steely Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 30 vs 14, Steely Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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Manufacturer description
Evoking a mood of rest and certainty, this cool, solid gray with its cyan undertone looks stylish and welcoming in most bedrooms.