Proper Gray

SW 6003 · Sherwin-Williams

Proper Gray SW 6003 as a flat swatch, not a painted room

Sherwin-Williams

Proper Gray

SW 6003

Hex code

#ADA8A5

Light reflectance value (LRV)

39.4Medium, moodier in dim rooms

0 black100 white

Undertone

Faint orange, a true neutral

Color family: Neutral
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Sherwin-Williams Proper Gray SW 6003 is a medium neutral paint color with a faint orange undertone and an LRV of 39, a medium depth that absorbs more light than it reflects.

Updated August 22, 2026

Is Proper Gray warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

too close to gray to lean

Undertone

Faint orange

graysaturated

Barely off gray.

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