Worldly Gray Sherwin-Williams · SW 7043 LRV 57
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Worldly Gray review: Sherwin-Williams SW 7043
Worldly 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 Worldly Gray's warmth and can make it read flatter and slightly gray.
East light Morning east light is warm and golden, so Worldly 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 Worldly 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 tan-leaning greige, between Accessible Beige and Repose Gray.
Sits between Accessible Beige and Repose Gray on the warm-to-neutral spectrum; a common whole-house choice for buyers who found Agreeable Gray too warm but Repose Gray too cool.
What to pair Worldly Gray with
- White or Alabaster trim for a warm, transitional look
- Warm wood floors, which match its tan lean
Closest match in other brands
Ranked by Delta-E (perceptual color distance) between Worldly Gray and every color from other brands on this site: nearest first.