# Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/sw7043-worldly-gray](https://plan-home.com/color/sw7043-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.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Sherwin Williams
- **Color name:** Worldly Gray
- **Color code:** SW 7043
- **HEX:** #cec6bb
- **RGB:** 206, 198, 187
- **LRV:** 57.00%
- **Brightness:** Mid-tone
- **Color families:** Grey, Greige
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** red
- **Collections:** Top 50 Colors, Living Well - Unwind

## Color codes
- **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

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Behr Cappuccino Froth](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-cappuccino-froth)
- [Behr Wheat Bread](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-wheat-bread-720c-3)
- [Behr Ashen Tan](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-ashen-tan)
- [Benjamin Moore Desert Light](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-desert-light-1004)
- [Benjamin Moore Mocha Cream](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-mocha-cream-995)
- [Sherwin Williams Soft Suede](https://plan-home.com/color/soft-suede-sw-9577)
- [Sherwin Williams Alpaca](https://plan-home.com/color/alpaca-sw-7022)
- [Behr Doeskin Gray](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-doeskin-gray)
- [Benjamin Moore London Fog](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-london-fog-1541)
- [Benjamin Moore Alphano Beige](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-alphano-beige-989)
- [Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray](https://plan-home.com/color/agreeable-gray-sw-7029)
- [Sherwin Williams Vessel](https://plan-home.com/color/vessel-sw-9547)
- [Sherwin Williams Realist Beige](https://plan-home.com/color/realist-beige-sw-6078)
- [Benjamin Moore Rocking Chair](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-rocking-chair-csp-400)
- [Sherwin Williams Symmetry](https://plan-home.com/color/symmetry-sw-9601)
- [Sherwin Williams Slumber Sloth](https://plan-home.com/color/slumber-sloth-sw-9606)
- [Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige](https://plan-home.com/color/accessible-beige-sw-7036)
- [Benjamin Moore Smokey Taupe](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-smokey-taupe-983)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Sherwin Williams Mercurial](https://plan-home.com/color/mercurial-sw-9550)
- [Sherwin Williams Lunar Lite](https://plan-home.com/color/lunar-lite-sw-9546)
- [Sherwin Williams Crushed Ice](https://plan-home.com/color/crushed-ice-sw-7647)
- [Sherwin Williams Vessel](https://plan-home.com/color/vessel-sw-9547)
- [Sherwin Williams Alpaca](https://plan-home.com/color/alpaca-sw-7022)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Sherwin Williams Urban Jungle](https://plan-home.com/color/urban-jungle-sw-9117)
- [Sherwin Williams Perfect Khaki](https://plan-home.com/color/perfect-khaki-sw-9612)
- [Sherwin Williams High Sierra](https://plan-home.com/color/high-sierra-sw-9588)
- [Sherwin Williams Tanglewood](https://plan-home.com/color/tanglewood-sw-9607)
- [Sherwin Williams Woodbridge](https://plan-home.com/color/woodbridge-sw-9618)

## Complementary colors
- [Sherwin Williams Tarragon](https://plan-home.com/color/tarragon-sw-9660)
- [Sherwin Williams Rain Cloud](https://plan-home.com/color/rain-cloud-sw-9639)
- [Sherwin Williams Sea Mariner](https://plan-home.com/color/sea-mariner-sw-9640)
- [Sherwin Williams Starry Night](https://plan-home.com/color/starry-night-sw-6540)
- [Sherwin Williams Soulful Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/soulful-blue-sw-6543)
- [Sherwin Williams Blustery Sky](https://plan-home.com/color/blustery-sky-sw-9140)
- [Sherwin Williams Dusty Heather](https://plan-home.com/color/dusty-heather-sw-9073)

Official product page: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/neutral-paint-colors/sw7043

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.