African Gray

SW 9162 · Sherwin-Williams

African Gray SW 9162 as a flat swatch, not a painted room

Sherwin-Williams

African Gray

SW 9162

Hex code

#939899

Light reflectance value (LRV)

31Medium, moodier in dim rooms

0 black100 white

Undertone

Faint blue, a true neutral

Color family: Neutral
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Sherwin-Williams African Gray SW 9162 is a medium neutral paint color with a faint blue undertone and an LRV of 31, a medium depth that absorbs more light than it reflects.

Updated August 22, 2026

Is African Gray warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

too close to gray to lean

Undertone

Faint blue

graysaturated

Barely off gray.

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