Gossamer Veil

SW 9165 · Sherwin-Williams

Sherwin-Williams

Gossamer Veil

SW 9165

Hex code

#D3CEC4

Light reflectance value (LRV)

61.8Light, brightens without washing out

0 black100 white

Undertone

Subtle yellow-beige, a warm color

Color family: Neutral
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Sherwin-Williams Gossamer Veil SW 9165 is a light warm gray that measures within a hair of Agreeable Gray SW 7029, with an LRV of 62, bright enough for a whole house and a north bedroom while still reading as gray against white trim. Its undertone is a subtle yellow-beige with no red in it at all, so it stays clean where some greiges go taupe. It sits one step below Drift of Mist SW 9166 on its strip and is used the same way: living rooms, bedrooms, hallways and exteriors.

Updated September 2, 2026

Is Gossamer Veil warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans yellow

Undertone

Subtle yellow-beige

graysaturated

A gentle lean, quiet on the wall.

Gossamer Veil is a gray warmed with yellow and nothing else: the measurement shows no red and no green, and the yellow is small enough that the color reads gray first. That clean lean is the point of it. Beside a crisp white trim it reads as a soft gray; beside warm oak or a cream trim it reads a touch cooler and grayer; beside cool tile it shows its warmth as a light greige. It does not go pink or mauve the way the greiges with a red trace can, and it does not flash green, because there is nothing there to flash. Agreeable Gray SW 7029 is close enough to be its twin, a whisker darker; Repose Gray SW 7015 is a step darker with the same lean; Drift of Mist SW 9166, above it on the strip, is the same color faded toward white.

Gossamer Veil in north, south, east and west light

A north-facing bedroom or living room is a good home for Gossamer Veil: it reads a step grayer and cooler there, the warm lean keeps it from going cold, and at this depth the room stays bright, which is the combination the lighter greiges get chosen for. South light warms it toward cream, and in a bright south room by afternoon it can look close to an off-white. In an east room it is warmest over breakfast and settles grayer by evening. West rooms can tip it toward gold in the last hour, though with no red in it the shift stays yellow rather than peach. Bulbs at 2700K to 3000K keep it true; 4000K drains the warmth and leaves a flat gray.

Watch for

Looks close to an off-white on a south wall in full afternoon sun
Under 4000K LEDs it loses its warmth and reads as a flat gray, most visibly in a bathroom
Beside a cream trim like Alabaster SW 7008 it reads cooler and grayer than the chip

Best rooms and surfaces for Gossamer Veil

Gossamer Veil is a whole-house wall color, and the rooms people search it for are the living room and the bedroom. In a living room it reads as a soft gray that keeps its warmth all day, and it sits behind any sofa color. In a bedroom it is calm without being cold, and it is light enough for a north-facing one. It is a good bathroom gray under daylight and a poor one under cool LEDs, where it goes flat. On kitchen cabinets it reads as a pale gray a step from white, best under a white wall such as Eider White SW 7014. It works with white oak, walnut and gray-washed floors alike; beside orange-toned oak it reads grayer, which some people want.

Gossamer Veil on an exterior

Gossamer Veil appears on Sherwin-Williams' top exterior list, and full sun lifts it to a light gray-white, so on siding it reads as a soft, light body rather than a gray one, and it suits a house with white trim, a dark roof and stone in grays or browns. In shade and on a north elevation it keeps its gray and reads close to the chip. Extra White SW 7006 or Pure White SW 7005 trim gives clean lines, and its own coordinating navy, Anchors Aweigh SW 9179, is a ready-made front door; Tricorn Black SW 6258 or Iron Ore SW 7069 work as well.

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Gossamer Veil vs Agreeable Gray, Drift of Mist, Accessible Beige and Repose Gray

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray SW 7029, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Gossamer Veil vs Agreeable Gray SW 7029

Gossamer Veil is a touch lighter; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.

Agreeable Gray SW 7029 is the color Gossamer Veil is closest to in the whole deck, and the two are near twins: Gossamer Veil is a whisker lighter, an LRV of 62 against 60, with the same subtle yellow-beige lean and none of the red. On most walls you would not tell them apart. Choose Gossamer Veil if your trim is Eider White SW 7014 or the room is a shade dark; choose Agreeable Gray if you want the color the rest of the house already uses.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Drift of Mist SW 9166, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Gossamer Veil vs Drift of Mist SW 9166

Gossamer Veil is noticeably darker; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.

Drift of Mist SW 9166 is the step above Gossamer Veil on the same strip, noticeably lighter at an LRV of 69 against 62, and close to an off-white. They share the lean, so the difference is only depth: Drift of Mist for a dark hallway, a low ceiling or a room that should read almost white; Gossamer Veil for a room where the walls should still read gray against white trim. Together they make a two-tone house that reads as one color.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Accessible Beige SW 7036, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Gossamer Veil vs Accessible Beige SW 7036

Gossamer Veil is noticeably lighter; undertone subtle yellow-beige vs noticeable yellow-beige.

Accessible Beige SW 7036 is a step darker, an LRV of 58 against 62, and clearly beige, with a noticeable yellow-beige lean where Gossamer Veil is subtle. On a chip Accessible Beige looks sandy and Gossamer Veil looks gray. Pick Accessible Beige for cream cabinets, tan tile and honey wood, where a gray would look cold; pick Gossamer Veil for white cabinets, white counters and black or nickel hardware.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Repose Gray SW 7015, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Gossamer Veil vs Repose Gray SW 7015

Gossamer Veil is noticeably lighter; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.

Repose Gray SW 7015 is the darker, grayer version of the same idea, an LRV of 58 against 62; both measure a subtle yellow-beige with no red. Repose Gray reads as a gray with the warmth held back and can flash green by contrast beside pink finishes; Gossamer Veil reads softer and lighter and is less prone to that flash. Choose Repose Gray for a bright room that wants a proper gray, Gossamer Veil for a north room or a house that should feel light.

Questions about Gossamer Veil

Does Gossamer Veil look green?

No, not by measurement: Gossamer Veil has no green in it and no red, only a small yellow lean. A green cast is contrast, usually beside a pink-beige carpet, a red-brown floor or a mauve tile, where the wall is the coolest thing in view. Beside white trim and neutral floors it reads as a plain warm gray, and under warm bulbs it reads a touch creamy.

What colors go with Gossamer Veil?

Sherwin-Williams pairs it with Eider White SW 7014 on trim, African Gray SW 9162 as a mid gray partner and Anchors Aweigh SW 9179, a navy, as the accent. In practice it works with navy and black on doors and islands, white and cream cabinets, nickel or brass hardware, and floors from white oak to walnut. Gray Clouds SW 7658, further down its strip, gives a matching deeper wall.

What is one shade lighter or darker than Gossamer Veil?

One shade lighter on its fan-deck strip is Drift of Mist SW 9166, a real step up. One shade darker on the strip is Gray Clouds SW 7658, a big drop of about fourteen points. For a small move, the nearest colors by measurement are Grey Heron SW 9566, a touch lighter, and Agreeable Gray SW 7029 or Repose Gray SW 7015, a touch darker.

Is Gossamer Veil good for a bathroom?

Yes with a window, no without one. Under daylight it reads as a soft warm gray beside white tile and holds its color against marble-look surfaces. In a windowless bathroom it depends entirely on the bulbs: 2700K to 3000K keeps it warm, and cool 4000K LEDs turn it into a flat, slightly dingy gray. Pair it with a bright white trim and a white vanity rather than a gray one.

Is Gossamer Veil good for exteriors?

Yes, and Sherwin-Williams puts it on its top exterior list. It is the pick for a house that should look light and soft from the street without being white, and it sits well with gray stone where a beiger greige would clash. If you want the siding to read clearly gray, the next step down its strip, Gray Clouds SW 7658, does that. Keep the trim a bright white and the door dark.

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