Anew Gray
SW 7030 · Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams
Anew Gray
SW 7030
Subtle yellow-beige, a warm color
- Color family
- Neutral
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Sherwin-Williams Anew Gray SW 7030 is a mid-light warm greige with an LRV of 47, the step directly below Agreeable Gray SW 7029 on the fan-deck strip, dark enough to read as a proper color on a sunlit wall and heavy in a dim one. Our method reads it as a subtle yellow-beige with a trace of red, the taupe side of gray. People use it where Agreeable Gray disappears: sunny living rooms, cabinets, and exteriors where a light greige would bleach to white.
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Is Anew Gray warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
leans yellow
Undertone
Subtle yellow-beige
A gentle lean, quiet on the wall.
Anew Gray carries a small, clear amount of yellow and a trace of red, and nothing green, so its warmth reads as beige with a whisper of taupe rather than as cream. The trace of red matters at this depth: against a crisp cool white the wall can look a touch mauve, and against a warm white like Alabaster SW 7008 it looks simply like a deeper greige. Beside warm oak it blends in and reads gray; beside cool tile it reads beige. By measurement Amazing Gray SW 7044 is close enough to be the same paint, and Versatile Gray SW 6072 and Analytical Gray SW 7051 sit within a shade. Mindful Gray SW 7016 matches its depth but has no red at all, which is why it reads grayer beside Anew Gray.
Anew Gray in north, south, east and west light
Anew Gray needs daylight to stay a greige. In a north-facing room it reads a step grayer and cooler and can look like a plain mid gray; the warm lean stops it going cold, but at this depth a north room with one window will feel closed in, so it is a south, east or west room color first. South light brings the beige out, and by afternoon the walls read warmer and lighter than the chip. East rooms are warmest in the morning; west rooms can turn it gold at sunset, which a cooler trim white tempers. Bulbs at 2700K to 3000K keep it true, and 4000K turns it to a flat gray.
Watch for
- Looks like a plain mid gray in a north room with one window, closer to Mega Greige SW 7031 than to the chip
- The trace of red can read faintly mauve against a cool white like Extra White SW 7006
- West sun at the end of the day pushes it toward gold
Best rooms and surfaces for Anew Gray
Anew Gray is a color for the rooms that already have light. In a big living room with tall windows it reads as a warm, grounded gray that a lighter greige could not match, and in an open plan it works as the deeper wall against Agreeable Gray SW 7029 elsewhere, since both share a strip. On kitchen cabinets it is one of the better greiges: dark enough to show against a white counter, warm enough for brass and wood, and it looks right under a lighter wall like Incredible White SW 7028. It is too heavy for a small north bedroom or a windowless bathroom, where it goes gray and dull. Brown and walnut floors suit it; gray-washed floors push it beige; orange oak makes it look muddy.
Anew Gray on an exterior
Sherwin-Williams lists Anew Gray among its top exterior colors, and outdoors it is the greige that still looks like a greige. Full sun lifts it a couple of steps, so on siding it reads close to the way Agreeable Gray SW 7029 looks indoors, a light warm gray with visible body, while Agreeable Gray itself bleaches toward white outside. In shade it holds its depth and reads warm rather than cold. It sits well with brown and tan brick, a brown or bronze roof and stone. Extra White SW 7006 trim gives clean lines; a Tricorn Black SW 6258 door or Urbane Bronze SW 7048 shutters suit it.
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Anew Gray vs Agreeable Gray, Accessible Beige, Worldly Gray and Mindful Gray
Agreeable GrayAnew GrayAnew Gray vs Agreeable Gray SW 7029
Anew Gray is much darker; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.
Agreeable Gray SW 7029 sits one step above Anew Gray on the same strip and is much lighter, an LRV of 60 against 47. They share the subtle yellow-beige lean, so they never clash, and the common plan uses both: Agreeable Gray on the main walls and Anew Gray on an island, a feature wall or the exterior. Chosen alone, Agreeable Gray runs a whole house and Anew Gray is a single sunny room, or a cabinet color, that reads as a real greige.
Accessible BeigeAnew GrayAnew Gray vs Accessible Beige SW 7036
Anew Gray is much darker; undertone subtle yellow-beige vs noticeable yellow-beige.
Accessible Beige SW 7036 is lighter by ten points, an LRV of 58 against 47, and beiger: it measures a noticeable yellow-beige where Anew Gray measures subtle with a trace of red. Accessible Beige reads sandy and bright on a wall; Anew Gray reads deeper, grayer and a touch taupe. Pick Accessible Beige for a whole house with cream and honey wood. Pick Anew Gray where the walls should carry weight, or on cabinets under a white wall.
Worldly GrayAnew GrayAnew Gray vs Worldly Gray SW 7043
Anew Gray is noticeably darker; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.
Worldly Gray SW 7043 is the lighter cousin, an LRV of 57 against 47, and the two share the trace of red that gives both a taupe cast. Worldly Gray is the wall color of the two, light enough to run through hallways and a north room; Anew Gray is the same idea ten points deeper, for a sunlit room or a cabinet face. If you like Worldly Gray but it looks washed out on a bright wall, Anew Gray is the fix.
Mindful GrayAnew GrayAnew Gray vs Mindful Gray SW 7016
Anew Gray is a touch darker; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.
Mindful Gray SW 7016 is the other greige at this depth, an LRV of 48 against 47, and the closest page color to Anew Gray. The split is red: Mindful Gray has none, so it reads grayer, and the trace in Anew Gray makes it a touch taupe and beiger. Under warm bulbs the two look alike; under daylight Anew Gray is the warmer. Pick Mindful Gray for gray floors and black hardware; pick Anew Gray for brown wood and brass.
Questions about Anew Gray
Is Anew Gray the same as Amazing Gray?
Almost. By measurement Amazing Gray SW 7044 is nearer to Anew Gray than any other color in the deck, near enough that a wall in either would be hard to tell apart; Amazing Gray is a whisker darker. The practical difference is the strip each sits on: Anew Gray steps down from Agreeable Gray SW 7029, Amazing Gray from Worldly Gray SW 7043, so pick the one whose lighter sibling you are using elsewhere.
Does Anew Gray look purple?
It can, faintly, by contrast. Anew Gray carries a trace of red with its yellow, and next to a cool white trim, blue-gray tile or a very cool bulb that red can read as a mauve or purple cast. There is no blue in it, so the cast is never strong. A warm white like Alabaster SW 7008 and 2700K bulbs remove it.
What colors go with Anew Gray?
Sherwin-Williams pairs it with Incredible White SW 7028 on trim, Pure White SW 7005 as a crisp white and Little Blue Box SW 9044, a soft aqua, as an accent. In practice it sits with navy, black and dark bronze on doors, brass hardware, white counters, and brown or walnut floors. Its strip gives darker partners: Mega Greige SW 7031 and Warm Stone SW 7032.
What is one shade lighter or darker than Anew Gray?
One step lighter on its fan-deck strip is Agreeable Gray SW 7029, and one step darker is Mega Greige SW 7031. Both steps are large. For a smaller move, the nearest colors by measurement are Viaduct SW 9567, a touch lighter, and Pachyderm SW 9596 or Requisite Gray SW 7023, a touch darker.
Is Anew Gray good for exteriors?
Yes, it is on Sherwin-Williams' top exterior list, and it is the right pick for a house where Agreeable Gray SW 7029 sampled too pale, because the extra depth survives full sun. It flatters brown brick and tan stone and looks dirty beside pink or orange brick. Keep the trim a clean white and the door dark; a cream trim makes the body read gray.
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