Cloak Gray
SW 6278 · Sherwin-Williams
Cloak Gray SW 6278 as a flat swatch, not a painted room
Sherwin-Williams
Cloak Gray
SW 6278
Faint violet, a very subtle lean
- Color family
- Purple
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Sherwin-Williams Cloak Gray SW 6278 is a very dark purple paint color with a faint violet undertone and an LRV of 11, close to black on a wall.
Source: Sherwin-Williams's color data. Undertone labels describe our calculation, not the paint formula or a test in your room. How we assess colors.
Is Cloak Gray warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
too close to gray to lean
Undertone
Faint violet
Barely off gray.
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- Made with real paint
- Delivered next day
- Peels off clean

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