Cloak Gray

SW 6278 · Sherwin-Williams

Cloak Gray SW 6278 as a flat swatch, not a painted room

Sherwin-Williams

Cloak Gray

SW 6278

Hex code

#605E63

Light reflectance value (LRV)

11.3Very dark, close to black on a wall

0 black100 white

Undertone

Faint violet, a true neutral

Color family: Purple
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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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.

Updated August 22, 2026

Is Cloak Gray warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

too close to gray to lean

Undertone

Faint violet

graysaturated

Barely off gray.

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