Sherwin Williams Repose Gray Paint Color Review

Sherwin Williams Repose Gray is one of the best grays. It’s also one of Sherwin Williams’ most popular paint colors. This color will warm your home and give it a very cozy feel. Need more details, stick around and you will find them!

Repose Gray has become one of the most popular paint colors. As a Real Estate Agent, I can honestly say that it is one of the go-to paint colors for selling your home. The top two would be Repose Gray and Agreeable Gray, both from Sherwin Williams.

Recently I took some clients to a local builder and when discussing paint colors they told me that they put Repose Gray in all of their model homes. It is a very universal and versatile gray that pairs nicely with just about everything.

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What Color is Sherwin Williams Repose Gray?

Repose Gray is considered a greige paint color. It has an LRV of 58 which makes it a medium light-light colored gray.

If you read any of my other paint posts then you know that LRV stands for Light Reflective Value, which is fancy for how much light the color reflects around the room.

Why is LRV important? Well, if you are trying to lighten up your space or keep a space from becoming too dark then you want to pay attention to this number and compare them when choosing your paint color.

Repose Gray has a touch of warmth to it but in some light can look cool. Because of its versatility, it looks really great with any decor style.

Repose Gray Stats

Is Repose Gray a Warm-Toned Gray?

Repose has some warm undertones and it is considered a greige, just barely. What is Greige? It’s a combo of gray and beige. While Repose Gray has some undertones of brown some do not consider it a greige. It’s just barely there in my opinion.

What I love about this color is that it’s warm without being overly beige. Typically only in a room with little natural light will this color look beige at all.

What are the undertones of Repose Gray?

The undertones for Repose Gray are brown with a hint of green. This addition of green keeps the gray from being very warm. But that green never feels cold, this color is very warm and cozy.

The fact that Repost gray has both brown and green is what keeps the color from leaning too far warm or cool. It’s very neutral which makes it a perfect color for just about anyone and any room!

Every once in a while, in the right light, you might even see a hint of a blue undertone in Repose Gray. It’s for this reason that I highly suggest getting a sample to make sure this is the right color for you.

How Light Affects Sherwin Williams Repose Gray

Here are some rules of thumb when it comes to lighting and paint colors:

• North-facing rooms have a light that tends to be a little cooler in nature and will come off slightly blue. Light colors will be a bit more muted or washed out while darker colors will be stunning.
• East-facing rooms will have brighter light in the morning and less in the evenings. The evening light will be a bit cooler. In the morning with sunrise, the bright sun will be warm. Warm color palettes are great for these spaces because they will help balance the cool feel of the evenings.
• South-facing rooms have consistent warm light throughout the day. The light really shows off the colors, dark will be very bright, and light colors will shine. Both warm and cool color palettes look good in a south-facing room.
• West-facing rooms have warm light in the evening and cooler light in the morning. Basically, it’s the opposite of east-facing.

When it comes to lighting and Repose Gray you will find that the color looks very gray in north-facing rooms. In south-facing rooms, the warm undertones will come out much more.

Is Sherwin Williams Repose Gray for you?

Every paint color looks different in every home. In my home, greige paint colors look muddy, and cool-toned grays look blue! Don’t even get me started on how many shades of white there are.

That being said, how do you choose the right color for you? Get a sample and put it on your wall. Look at the colors over the course of a few days in different lights.

You can get samples from the paint store or you get one from Samplize. Samplize offers a 12×12 inch peel and stick sample of any Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore paint color. This product is not messy and provides exactly what you need to choose the perfect color.

Is Repose Gray still popular in 2024?

You bet it is! This paint color still tops the charts for one of Sherwin Williams most popular colors.

It’s a great neutral greige that is light enough to give a bright feel to a room but also has a depth of color to contrast nicely with white trim and ceilings.

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Sherwin Williams Repose Gray in different rooms

You will be able to see how grays look different depending on what room they are in. Generally, rooms that get tons of light a gray can look cooler and rooms that are darker will look warmer.

Repose Gray has just the right amount of warmth to it that even in a room with lots of light it is gorgeous! Never cool, always very warm and neutral.

Repose Gray in Family Rooms

Peace and Pine Designs is a design firm that is local to me here in Columbus, Ohio. They do beautiful work and Repose Gray is one of their most requested and go-to paint colors for their clients.

I love how the color pairs with the crisp white trim and off the dark hardwood floors.

This room is flooded with natural light so the paint color shows as very light and neutral. A great backdrop for the beautiful decor.

Repost Gray in an Entryway

I just love Jenna Kate’s entryway! I also love that front door color, just beautiful.

The door’s color is Serious Gray, which I recently painted in my Modern Coastal Powder Room.

This space doesn’t have as much natural light so you can really see the depth of color here.

Repose Gray in Kitchens

I love how the shadows show off this color against the white cabinets. You can really see how lighting makes a difference in the paint color.

Many people use Repose Gray on cabinets too. What’s great about using it on cabinets is that all different finishes of hardware look great with RG.

Repose Gray in Bedrooms

Repose Gray is the perfect backdrop for the gorgeous tufted headboard in Erica’s bedroom. It’s understated but provides just enough contrast to the fabric color and furniture.

Repose Gray on the Exterior

This is just a gorgeous home! Leah from Bell Sheep Studio chose the perfect colors to show off the clean lines of her home with the natural backdrop of the trees.

I love how she used different tones of gray on the door and shutters. They all blend so well together.

Keep in mind that no matter what color you use on the exterior of a home it will show lighter than the interior because of all the natural light.

Repose Gray VS. Agreeable Gray

Repose Gray is slightly lighter than Agreeable Gray, it is 2 points lighter on the LRV scale. This difference is barely perceptible.

Agreeable Gray has more beige and purple undertones in it than Repose Gray which makes AG a true greige paint color while RG is sometimes considered not.

With the colors side by side, you can see those green undertones peeking out in RG.

Repose Gray VS. Revere Pewter

Revere Pewter is slightly darker than Repose Gray with a lot more brown undertones.

SW Revere Pewter is definitely a greige paint color and in some lights can look brown/green or dare I say muddy on the walls. Typically in south-facing rooms, this can happen (I speak from experience on this one!)

Because of this and the fact that Repose Gray has both warm and cool undertones it has become one of the go-to colors for trying to sell your home.

What White goes well with Repose Gray?

When choosing coordinating paint colors I love to take a look at the paint strip. You can see that Eider White is the lightest color on the strip which means it is the perfect white to pair with Repose Gray.

Here are some other whites that look great with Repose Gray:

• Pure White
• Highly Reflective White
• Extra White
• Snowbound

Painting Guide

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What darker colors coordinate well with Repose Gray?

Sherwin Williams Pavestone and Coral Clay are also great coordinating colors. If you go to the Sherwin Williams website they will tell you what are good coordinating colors. I also love to pair grays with Urbane Bronze.

Urbane Bronze is a dark, almost black color but looks like the oil-rubbed bronze finish on metal. I have it on my front door and it looks so good with the window trim and exterior color I have.

Urbane Bronze also happens to be the 2021 Paint Color of the Year for Sherwin Williams!

Read other Paint Color Posts:

• Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter
• Sherwin Williams Crushed Ice
• The Best Warm Gray or Greige Paint Colors For Your Home
• Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist

If Repose Gray is a little light for you then you might want to give Mindful Gray a try. Agreeable Gray is also a wonderful alternative to Repose Gray. But if you are still unsure I have a full accounting of the best Greige paint colors available.

I hope you learned something about Sherwin Williams Repose Gray today. As I always say, you need to give it a test to see if it’s right for your home.

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