Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray is a super popular, super versatile, super timeless, and classic color choice for any home. When looking for a paint color that doesn’t feel outdated in the coming years, you simply can’t miss the beauty of SW Agreeable Gray! This is an ICONIC ‘greige’ paint color with notable undertones that homeowners and designers have absolutely loved and admired for years and years. And do you know one of the best characteristics of this Sherwin Williams greige color? Well, it pairs seamlessly with almost any color category!
So, what is all the fuss about? And why is Agreeable Gray by Sherwin Williams making headlines thereafter? Well, in this color review, I am going to disclose EVERYTHING you need to know about Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray. We’re going to discuss the undertones, Light Reflectance Values (LRVs), where and how to use the color in your home, color comparisons, FAQs, and much more! Excited much? Let’s get started!
What Color is Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray?
Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray is a warm and cozy greige neutral that falls on the lighter to medium darker end of the scale. A perfect blend of ‘beige’ and ‘gray’, this greige color definitely exhibits a touch of serenity, sophistication, and timelessness. And since it’s not too light and not too dark, it can make a beautiful impact as a ‘whole house color scheme’ as well! Well, there are some greige colors that are slightly cooler (like SW Repose Gray) and some are slightly warmer (like SW Accessible Beige). SW Agreeable Gray falls somewhere in the middle and that’s what makes it so calming, versatile, and yet modern!
Agreeable Gray Sherwin Williams can be used for warm-toned homes with warm wooden textures, flooring, and countertops. Moreover, the neutral simply feels so light and airy that it can perfectly make the space feel calming as well! Even though SW Agreeable Gray has slight violet and green undertones, they’re quite vague, per se in my opinion.
I’d recommend that you try this ready-to-order swatch in different rooms with different lighting conditions to determine how SW Agreeable Gray will truly feel in your home.
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Why Is Agreeable Gray So Popular?
Timelessness, versatility, and sophistication are what make SW Agreeable Gray so popular! It’s a warm-toned neutral that can easily blend with any design style and color palette. Unlike other white paint colors and gray paint colors, this notable greige color has the potential to exhibit warmer vibes while easily pairing with most architectural elements and finishes. Read through the following reasons why you should pick Agreeable Gray for your home –
- So, if you’re not looking for a ‘White House’ – this warm neutral can absolutely help define timelessness.
- Whether you have a traditional interior design style or a modern farmhouse, this color can truly work for one and all!
- If you’re looking to make your space feel warm, welcoming, friendly, light, airy, and calming – the answer is Agreeable Gray by Sherwin Williams!
Is Agreeable Gray Warm or Cool?
SW Agreeable Gray can definitely read “warm” but depends upon the incoming natural light. In general, I would like to classify this color as a ‘warm’ greige paint color which isn’t too warm as the other beige colors on the swatch. And not too cool gray as well! However, only with gray or blue incoming north light can this color feel slightly cooler.
For instance, try placing a swatch of SW Agreeable Gray against SW Accessible Beige and you’ll observe how ‘cool’ this color appears. On the other hand, when you compare a swatch of SW Agreeable Gray against SW Repose Gray, you’ll note that the agreeable gray paint color feels quite warm and neutral! Now you see – this Sherwin Williams popular greige color stands at the perfect neutral scale.
Does Agreeable Gray Ever Look Purple?
Well, SW Agreeable Gray definitely has violet or purple undertones but can be quite vague and subtle! So, if your adjacent architectural finishes have a slight pink or violet undertone, this color can vaguely tend to pop that undertone. But don’t worry, it should be super subtle and something not to worry about!
Is there a Color Lighter than Agreeable Gray?
Well, yes! Sherwin Williams Incredible White is lighter than SW Agreeable Gray! So, if you don’t prefer the darkness of Agreeable Gray, Incredible White is something you can choose. You can also opt to lighten the Agreeable Gray paint color by 50% and observe the beautiful version it comes out to be!
Is Agreeable Gray Too Dark?
The agreeable Gray paint color is definitely not dark! Rather it’s a light and airy greige color that can also work beautifully as a ‘whole house color palette’. This color isn’t too stark bright nor too dull and flat! Hence, offering the best of both worlds!
What Color Cabinets Look Good With Agreeable Gray Walls?
Definitely white, white, and white! If you’re looking for a sleek, modern, or monochromatic feel in your home, choose white color cabinets for Agreeable Gray walls. On the Sherwin Williams palette, it could be SW Snowbound, SW Pure White, or SW Alabaster! Other than whites, you can also ideally choose green-gray colors like SW Retreat or navy blue colors like SW In the Navy.
What are the Undertones of Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray?
Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray has deep violet or green undertones – but not very dominant though. In general, Agreeable Gray walls are definitely warm and cozy! Only with picky or ‘weird’ architectural elements around, this color can tend to showcase a hint of green or violet. But remember, with lots and lots of natural light, this greige color will always feel true to its nature.
Agreeable Gray tends to appear slightly different under different lighting conditions. In general, you can use this color in any compass direction but must know how it will end up looking. In a room with little natural light, make use of the artificial lights to help this color feel bright and cozy. On the other hand, this color is bound to look flawless even in a room filled with ample natural light. Let’s discuss how this color behaves in different lighting conditions –
- In the north-facing rooms, SW Agreeable Gray can balance off with the incoming cool natural light to create a nice and comfortable neutral greige color.
- In the south-facing rooms, Agreeable Gray paint color can look potentially soothing, glowing, and comforting warm. South-facing is where the agreeable gray walls live the best!
- In the east-facing rooms, SW Agreeable Gray will look warm all day long! Hence, will be able to create a perfect sense of warmth even during cool evenings.
- In the west-facing rooms, Agreeable Gray paint color can show off the most warmth in this direction. Quite ideal for colder regions!
SW Agreeable Gray LRV
Light Reflectance Value or LRV is an important aspect to consider when choosing the best neutral paint color for your home. This value determines how light or dark the paint color is – on a scale of 0-100. Hence, the darker the paint color, the lower the LRV is!
The Light Reflectance Value (LRV) of Agreeable Gray is 60. Hence, neither too light like the white paint colors nor too dark like the other medium-toned greige, beige, and gray colors. This color is perfectly light and not too light, holds the undertone in excessive light, and looks perfectly warm all day long. Blissful, isn’t it?
Can I Use Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray For The WHOLE HOUSE?
Definitely, yes! Rather, this is one of my top picks for a WHOLE HOUSE Color Scheme. You can use Agreeable Gray paint Sherwin Williams for all the common walls of your home, open-concept living and dining, exteriors, and other bedrooms as well. However, with this greige paint color, you must allow considerable natural light to enter the home at all times. Another consideration is the square footage of your home! With medium or larger-sized homes, SW Agreeable Gray can play a beautiful role as a whole house color. Avoid this color as a whole house color in smaller homes.
How To Use SW Agreeable Gray Paint?
SW Agreeable Gray can be used as a perfect base or neutral in your home. You can choose to use this Sherwin Williams greige color for all the common walls of your home, all neutral bedroom walls, kitchen cabinets, exteriors, and as a base on all the walls of your open concept living and dining. And since this color has a warm and neutral base – you can choose this agreeable gray color for all the warm-toned color palettes. Especially for interior design styles like modern, contemporary, transitional, traditional, modern Farmhouse, French Country, and Mid-Century Modern – this warm-toned color will work phenomenally.
Here’s a well-curated pre-made color palette that I have created for SW Agreeable Gray on Etsy! It enlists all the exact colors that pair with Agreeable Gray color including how and where to use them in your whole house color palette. I have included 5 color palettes (with Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray and complementary hues) along with how to use each of those paint colors in various areas of your home. You’ll also get the detailed MATERIAL and FABRIC palette with each of SW Agreeable Gray color palettes! Another bonus is PAINT PLANNER and a detailed guide on paint sheens for various areas of your home.
Here’s where you can download the palette – Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray
Where To Use SW Agreeable Gray Paint in Your Home?
Agreeable Gray Sherwin Williams can be used in various areas of your home. As a base and neutral, this color can be used as a contrast with accent walls, cabinets, vanity, wainscotting, or shutters. Here’s where you can use this SW Agreeable Gray paint color –
- Bedroom Walls
- Exterior Walls
- Open Concept Living & Dining
- Hallways
- Kitchen Cabinets
- Bathroom Walls
- Bathroom Vanity
- Laundry Room Cabinets
- Home Office Walls
- Interior Doors
- Exterior Doors
- Moldings
- Kids’ Rooms
- Family Rooms
What Colors Go With Agreeable Gray?
Paint colors that go with SW Agreeable Gray are creamy whites, off-whites with no yellow undertones, charcoal gray, navy blue, blue-gray, green-gray, rust, shades of plum, violet, and blush. Yes, you name the color category and it can work seamlessly with this paint color.
Here’s a list of Sherwin Williams gray and black colors that go with Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray –
- Sherwin Williams Cityscape
- Sherwin Williams Light French Gray
- Sherwin Williams Peppercorn
- Sherwin Williams Grizzle Gray
- Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black
Now, here’s a list of Sherwin Williams blue colors that go with SW Agreeable Gray –
- Sherwin Williams Naval
- Sherwin Williams Slate Tile
- Sherwin Williams Charcoal Blue
- Sherwin Williams Cyberspace
Check out the list of Sherwin Williams greige colors that go with SW Agreeable Gray –
- Sherwin Williams Warmstone
- Sherwin Williams Urbane Bronze
- Sherwin Williams Dovetail
Here’s a list of Sherwin Williams green-gray colors that go with SW Agreeable Gray –
- Sherwin Williams Sea Salt
- Sherwin Williams Basil
- Sherwin Williams Isle of Pines
Here’s a list of Sherwin Williams white colors that go with Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray –
What Trim Colors Go With SW Agreeable Gray?
Generally, Agreeable Gray works beautifully with clean or neutral white paint colors on the ceiling, trims, and moldings such as SW Pure White or SW High Reflectance White. It definitely creates a beautiful contrast against the neutral greige walls with SW Agreeable Gray. I would also choose SW Agreeable Gray for trims, moldings, and ceiling as well for a seamless look. Here’s a list of Sherwin Williams, Benjamin Moore, and Behr white colors to pair as a trim with SW Agreeable Gray.
- Sherwin Williams Pure White
Sherwin Williams Pure White is a soft and neutral white trim paint color that absolutely blends with SW Agreeable Gray. Whether warm or cool-toned palettes, this trim paint color should definitely be on the top of the list.
- Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace
BM Chantilly Lace is another clean and bright white paint that works wonderfully with Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray paint color. In the case of contemporary, Scandinavian, and modern design styles – this trim color will never disappoint you!
- Behr Ultra Pure White
Lightest and cleanest of them all, Behr Ultra Pure White is clean and bright white paint that makes the ceilings appear higher and your dull corners brighter. A must-recommend for SW Agreeable Gray paint color!
- Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray
I’d personally recommend SW Agreeable Gray trims, moldings, and ceilings to go with SW Agreeable Gray walls. Especially if you’re looking for a seamless approach, this trim color is definitely to go! Agreeable Gray ceiling and Agreeable Gray walls will further make your space look seamless and modern.
Where To Use Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray in Your Homes?
As mentioned earlier, Agreeable Gray Sherwin Williams can make a cozy statement in any corner of your home. Well, if you’re excited to have a look at some inspirations of how this color has been used creatively, here’s a list to follow!
Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray Bathroom Walls
This popular Sherwin Williams paint color is ideal for medium or large-sized bathrooms. Especially if there’s considerable natural light entering, SW Agreeable Gray can truly make a perfect ‘transitional’ element. This Sherwin Williams greige wall color can complement white, blue, green-gray, black, or charcoal gray vanity.
Agreeable Gray Sherwin Williams Bedroom
Agreeable gray for bedrooms is total bliss, isn’t it? This greige color will perfectly work in a luxe transitional, traditional, or modern farmhouse setup! Also, do remember to paint all the walls in SW Agreeable Gray for a rich appeal. The trim color for agreeable gray must be SW Pure White!
Agreeable Gray Kitchen Cabinets
Agreeable gray on kitchen cabinets can be one of the best options to opt for! The beautiful greige cabinets will always feel timeless, versatile, and can best pair with either matte black or satin brass hardware. You can choose to paint the upper and lower cabinets in SW Agreeable Gray or choose a different hue for the island table.
Agreeable Gray Whole House Color
Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray is a classic choice as a ‘whole house color scheme’. Well, if you’re looking for a warm and welcoming, soothing and modern touch in your home – this light-filled color can truly work amazingly on all the common walls of your home.
Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray Living Room
Your transitional-style living room deserves a color like SW Agreeable Gray! So, whether you have built-in shelves or a stone-cladding fireplace, this color can work enormously well for the walls of your living room, dining room, and family room! Add a touch of accent with black, charcoal gray, or blue for a sense of visual interest!
Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray Doors
Well, a combination of Sherwin Williams Pure White walls and trims with Agreeable Gray doors is pure classic! Isn’t it? You can choose to paint all the doors as well as the entryway door Agreeable Gray by Sherwin Williams to make them stand out!
Agreeable Gray Sherwin Williams Bathroom Vanity
With Pure White on the walls, don’t shy from adding Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray on the bathroom vanity! Especially for transitional and glam styles, SW Agreeable Gray on vanity can truly play a beautiful and timeless role! Cherry-on-the-top is satin brass hardware!
Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray Equivalent Colors
Comparing colors is always helpful since you get the idea of the true undertones of a paint color. After all, that’s how we know how a paint color is lighter/darker or warmer/cooler than the others!
Here, some closely similar paint colors are Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige, Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray, Sherwin Williams Anew Gray and Sherwin Williams Repose Gray.
Let’s see how they differ!
SW Agreeable Gray vs Accessible Beige
Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige is slightly warmer and darker than Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray. With an LRV of 58, this color definitely has more depth and less gray to it. Pairs beautifully with SW Pure White trim.
Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray vs Worldly Gray
Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray is slightly darker than Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray with an LRV of 57. Moreover, Worldly Gray has the tendency to flaunt the ‘green’ undertone under certain lighting conditions. So, if you’re looking for a neutral greige for the south-facing room that doesn’t wash off completely, Worldly Gray could be your answer.
Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray vs Anew Gray
Sherwin Williams Anew Gray is a shade darker than Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray, on the same color palette. With an LRV of 47, this timeless Sherwin Williams greige color can hold immense depth in all lighting conditions! Looks beautiful on the kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanity.
SW Agreeable Gray vs Repose Gray
What is the difference between agreeable gray and repose gray? Do you feel SW Agreeable Gray is slightly warmer for you? Well, in that case, SW Repose Gray is your answer. This is a cooler cousin of Agreeable Gray and also slightly darker with an LRV of 58.
SW Agreeable Gray Takeaway
Is SW Agreeable Gray one of your favorite greige paint colors? Well, are you excited to incorporate this color into your home? It’s definitely one of the best balanced and neutral greige paint colors to have in your home. So, without any delay, paint that fresh coat of this greige color and let your home feel cozy and welcoming again!
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