Sherwin Williams Guild Grey SW 9561

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Guild Grey for bedroom (1 photo)
Guild Grey for living room (7 photos)
Sherwin Williams Guild Grey for bathroom (2 photos)
Sherwin Williams SW 9561 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Sherwin Williams Guild Grey reviews (9 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Guild Grey undertones?
Is Guild Grey SW 9561 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Guild Grey
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Guild Grey SW 9561
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	SW 9561
Name:	Guild Grey
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Emerald Designer Edition - Minimal + Modern

What color is Sherwin Williams Guild Grey?

Sherwin Williams Guild Grey SW 9561 is a light, softened gray with a subtle warm cast that keeps it from reading cold or blue. Its low saturation gives it a quiet, nearly neutral appearance, with a gentle beige-leaning undertone visible beside crisp white trim. In bright daylight, Guild Grey can look like a pale greige-gray, while lower light brings out its slightly deeper, earthier side. It suits living room walls, bedrooms, and open hallways where a light neutral is needed without the starkness of pure white. Pair it with warm white, natural oak, linen upholstery, brushed nickel, or charcoal details for contrast.

Guild Grey for bedroom

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Guild Grey for living room (7 photos)

Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

Sherwin Williams Guild Grey living room interior

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Sherwin Williams Guild Grey victorian house interior

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Sherwin Williams Guild Grey cozy living room

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Sherwin Williams Guild Grey living room walls

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Sherwin Williams Guild Grey japandi interior

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Sherwin Williams SW 9561 for bathroom (2 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm light grey real bathrooms.

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Sherwin Williams Guild Grey minimalist bathroom

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Sherwin Williams SW 9561 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)

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

Sherwin Williams Guild Grey kitchen cabinets

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Sherwin Williams Guild Grey small kitchen cabinets

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Sherwin Williams Guild Grey reviews (9 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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Sherwin Williams Guild Grey kitchen painted backsplash

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Sherwin Williams Guild Grey kitchen backsplash

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Sherwin Williams Guild Grey kitchen review

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Sherwin Williams Guild Grey kidsroom interior, children's room

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Sherwin Williams Guild Grey modern interior

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What are Sherwin Williams Guild Grey undertones?

Guild Grey is a light, near-neutral light gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#D2D1CB

RGB code:

210, 209, 203

Is Sherwin Williams Guild Grey cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 51°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

SW 9561 Guild Grey HSL code: 51, 7%, 81%

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 Guild Grey

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Guild Grey:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Guild Grey with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 231, such as Sherwin Williams Sea Mariner and Starry Night.

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LRV of Guild Grey

Guild Grey has an LRV of 63.43% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 63.43%, 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	#d2d1cb
RGB Decimal	210, 209, 203
RGB Percent	82.35%, 81.96%, 79.61%
HSV	Hue: 51° Saturation: 3.33% Value: 82.35%
HSL	hsl(51, 7, 81)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.48 Yellow: 3.33 Key: 17.65
YIQ	Y: 208.615 I: 2.524 Q: -1.656
XYZ	X: 60.156 Y: 63.615 Z: 65.593
CIE Lab	L:83.765 a:-0.731 b:3.095
CIE Luv	L:83.765 u:0.907 v:4.768
Decimal	13816267
Hunter Lab	79.759, -4.949, 7.071