Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray SW 7043
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- Worldly Gray for bedroom (3 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray for bathroom (7 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray reviews (12 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray undertones?
- Is Worldly Gray SW 7043 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Worldly Gray
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Worldly Gray SW 7043
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Worldly Gray SW 7043 |
| Code: | SW 7043 |
| Name: | Worldly Gray |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Top 50 Colors, Living Well - Unwind |
What color is Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray?
Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray SW 7043 is a muted greige with a noticeable green-beige cast that keeps it from reading like a plain gray. It sits in the middle range of lightness, so it gives walls definition without making a room feel dark. In north-facing rooms, the gray side can come forward and look slightly cooler, while afternoon sun and warm bulbs draw out its softer taupe undertones. It is a useful main wall color for open living areas, bedrooms, and hallways, especially alongside warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, and honed stone. Walnut furniture, aged brass, dark green accents, and terracotta pottery all give this shade more depth.
Worldly Gray for bedroom (3 photos)
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 mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Sherwin Williams SW 7043 for bathroom (7 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm mid-tone grey real bathrooms.
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Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray reviews (12 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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What are Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray undertones?
Worldly Gray reads as a light, very muted neutral with a soft gray-beige character rather than a strong, distinct color. In the supplied digital sample, its slight bias leans yellow, which can make the gray appear a little warmer or more beige-leaning in some settings, though that bias is subtle. Sherwin-Williams classifies Worldly Gray as a Neutral paint color; the available official description does not identify a specific undertone. Warm artificial light may bring out its faint yellow-beige cast, while cool daylight can make it look more plainly gray and subdued.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
206, 198, 187
Is Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray cool or warm?
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cool
With a hue of 35°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 7043 Worldly Gray HSL code: 35, 16%, 77%
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 Worldly Gray
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray:
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
Darker shades
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 Worldly Gray with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Sherwin Williams Tarragon and Rain Cloud.
LRV of Worldly Gray
Worldly Gray has an LRV of 57% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
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 57%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #cec6bb |
| RGB Decimal | 206, 198, 187 |
| RGB Percent | 80.78%, 77.65%, 73.33% |
| HSV | Hue: 35° Saturation: 9.22% Value: 80.78% |
| HSL | hsl(35, 16, 77) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.88 Yellow: 9.22 Key: 19.22 |
| YIQ | Y: 199.138 I: 8.302 Q: -1.731 |
| XYZ | X: 54.616 Y: 57.098 Z: 55.144 |
| CIE Lab | L:80.235 a:0.878 b:6.502 |
| CIE Luv | L:80.235 u:5.313 v:9.408 |
| Decimal | 13551291 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.563, -3.22, 9.626 |
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