Essential Gray
SW 6002 · Sherwin-Williams
Essential Gray SW 6002 as a flat swatch, not a painted room
Sherwin-Williams
Essential Gray
SW 6002
Faint orange, a very subtle lean
- Color family
- Neutral
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Sherwin-Williams Essential Gray SW 6002 is a light-medium neutral paint color with a faint orange undertone and an LRV of 48, light with some depth, moodier in a dim room.
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 Essential Gray warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
too close to gray to lean
Undertone
Faint orange
Barely off gray.
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- Made with real paint
- Delivered next day
- Peels off clean

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