Mindful Gray Sherwin-Williams · SW 7016 LRV 48
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Mindful Gray review: Sherwin-Williams SW 7016
Mindful Gray in real light
Same sample board, four compass directions: this is the standardized shot list every color on this site gets, so you can compare across colors and not just across one photographer's living room. Photos for this color are still being shot; the notes below are what to expect from the color's undertone.
North light North light is cool and indirect all day, so it mutes Mindful Gray's warmth and can make it read flatter and slightly gray.
East light Morning east light is warm and golden, so Mindful Gray looks brightest and warmest early in the day, then cools and flattens by afternoon as the light moves west.
South light South-facing rooms get the most direct sun all day, which pushes Mindful Gray's warmth further, sometimes past what the chip suggests.
West light Afternoon west light is warm and can run intense right at sunset, then goes flat and cool in the morning before the sun reaches that side of the house.
warm brown-greige, one step darker than Repose Gray.
A darker, warmer step down from Repose Gray; works as an accent wall or a whole room that wants more depth than the lighter greiges without going as dark as Dorian Gray.
What to pair Mindful Gray with
- White or Extra White trim for contrast against its deeper tone
- Black or bronze hardware, which suits its brown-greige lean
Closest match in other brands
Ranked by Delta-E (perceptual color distance) between Mindful Gray and every color from other brands on this site: nearest first.