Sherwin Williams Foggy Day SW 6235

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Sherwin Williams Foggy Day reviews (2 photos)
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Foggy Day SW 6235
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Foggy Day SW 6235
Code:	SW 6235
Name:	Foggy Day
Brand:	Sherwin Williams

What color is Sherwin Williams Foggy Day?

Sherwin Williams Foggy Day SW 6235 is a mid-depth gray with a cool, blue-leaning cast visible in its #727c7f color value. It reads as muted rather than sharply saturated, giving walls a grounded slate-gray appearance without becoming nearly black. Daylight can bring out its subtle blue-gray character, while warmer evening lighting may make it look more neutral and softened. Use it in a home office, bedroom, or on exterior siding when you want noticeable depth without a heavy charcoal effect. Crisp white trim, pale gray stone, black metal, and light natural wood provide clean contrast with this color.

Foggy Day for bedroom (2 photos)

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Sherwin Williams SW 6235 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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Sherwin Williams Foggy Day reviews (2 photos)

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What are Sherwin Williams Foggy Day undertones?

Foggy Day is a midtone, very muted deep teal-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#727C7F

RGB code:

114, 124, 127

Is Sherwin Williams Foggy Day cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 194°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

SW 6235 Foggy Day HSL code: 194, 5%, 47%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Foggy Day

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Foggy Day:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

SW 6235
Foggy Day

Darker shades

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Foggy Day

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Foggy Day with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 14, such as Sherwin Williams Mauve Tinge and Studio Mauve.

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LRV of Foggy Day

Foggy Day has an LRV of 19.55% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 19.55%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#727c7f
RGB Decimal	114, 124, 127
RGB Percent	44.71%, 48.63%, 49.80%
HSV	Hue: 194° Saturation: 10.24% Value: 49.8%
HSL	hsl(194, 5, 47)
CMYK	Cyan: 10.24 Magenta: 2.36 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 50.2
YIQ	Y: 121.352 I: -6.923 Q: -1.182
XYZ	X: 17.977 Y: 19.525 Z: 22.894
CIE Lab	L:51.296 a:-3.059 b:-2.902
CIE Luv	L:51.296 u:-5.587 v:-3.559
Decimal	7502975
Hunter Lab	44.187, -4.707, 0.211