The verdict in three lines. Agreeable Gray SW 7029 (LRV 60) is the warmer greige: it leans beige and flatters wood floors, cream trim, and brass.
Repose Gray SW 7015 (LRV 58) is the cooler greige: it reads grayer, with a faint violet-taupe cast, and suits crisp white trim, marble, and black metal.
The 2-point LRV gap is background noise. Undertone decides this duel, so the only real tiebreaker is seeing both on a photo of your own room.
Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) and Repose Gray (SW 7015) are the most cross-shopped greige pair in the Sherwin-Williams deck. Both are long-running best-sellers, both sit in the light-neutral band that works in almost any US home, and on small paint chips they look nearly identical. On a full wall they do not. This head-to-head puts the numbers side by side, walks the duel room by room and exposure by exposure, and tells you exactly when each color wins. For the general method behind any two-color decision, start with our side-by-side method for comparing paint colors.
The numbers side by side
| Attribute | Agreeable Gray SW 7029 | Repose Gray SW 7015 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Warm greige | Cool-leaning greige |
| LRV | 60 | 58 |
| Approximate hex | #D1CBC1 | #CCC9C0 |
| Approximate RGB | 209, 203, 193 | 204, 201, 192 |
| Undertone | Beige warmth, softens toward greige in shade | Grayer base with a faint violet-taupe cast |
| Loves | Oak and walnut floors, cream trim, brass, linen | Crisp white trim, black metal, marble, chrome |
| Watch out for | Can drift beige in warm evening light | Can read cold or faintly purple in dim north light |
| Overall vibe | Cozy, transitional, forgiving | Calmer, more modern, slightly crisper |
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LRV values are the published Sherwin-Williams figures. Hex and RGB are approximate digital renderings; the authoritative reference is a physical Sherwin-Williams chip or peel-and-stick sample.
Read that table once and the shape of the duel is clear. Depth is a tie: at LRV 60 versus 58, both colors reflect a similar share of visible light, and nobody standing in your living room will call one of them "the dark one." Everything that matters happens in the undertone row. Agreeable Gray carries visible beige warmth. Repose Gray keeps more gray in the base and can flash a whisper of violet-taupe in soft light. Hold each chip against a plain sheet of white printer paper and the difference jumps out in seconds: Agreeable shows its warmth, Repose shows its cooler gray side. That white-paper trick, plus the two-coat sample rule, comes straight from the comparison method in the pillar guide linked above.
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Room by room, exposure by exposure
Because the LRV gap is negligible, the same room can crown either color depending on its light and its fixed finishes. Here is how the duel typically plays out across the most common situations.
| Situation | Usual winner | Why |
|---|---|---|
| North-facing living room | Agreeable Gray | Holds its warmth in flat, cool light; Repose can turn chilly or faintly purple |
| Bright south-facing room | Repose Gray | Strong sun amplifies Agreeable's beige; Repose stays composed and gray |
| Open-plan whole-main-floor color | Either, pick by finishes | Both are proven whole-house neutrals; match the undertone to floors and trim |
| Kitchen with white cabinets and marble | Repose Gray | The cooler base sits cleanly next to bright white and cool stone |
| Bedroom with wood furniture and linen | Agreeable Gray | Beige warmth flatters wood tones and warm textiles |
| Exterior body color | Either, sample outside | Daylight shifts both; each has a dedicated exterior guide linked below |
Outdoors the same logic applies with harsher light. If the shortlist is for siding rather than walls, the Agreeable Gray exterior guide and the Repose Gray exterior guide cover orientation, trim pairings, and siding materials for each color in full.
When to choose Agreeable Gray
- Your fixed finishes are warm. Oak or walnut floors, cream or off-white trim, brass or bronze hardware, beige stone. Agreeable Gray's beige base joins that family instead of fighting it.
- The room faces north or gets little direct sun. Cool light strips warmth from every paint color; Agreeable Gray has warmth to spare and stays welcoming where Repose Gray can go cold.
- You want one forgiving color for the whole main floor. It is famously hard to make Agreeable Gray look wrong, which is why it anchors so many whole-house palettes.
- You are bridging gray and beige eras of a house. Existing beige carpet or travertine plus newer gray furniture is exactly the split Agreeable Gray was built to reconcile.
For its full undertone breakdown, best rooms, and trim pairings, see the dedicated Agreeable Gray undertones and best rooms profile.
When to choose Repose Gray
- Your fixed finishes are cool. Bright white trim, marble or quartz with gray veining, black window frames, chrome or matte-black hardware. Repose Gray reads intentional next to them.
- The room is bright and south-facing. Full sun keeps Repose Gray elegant and gray, while it pushes Agreeable Gray toward beige.
- You want a grayer, more current look. If "greige, but make it gray" is the brief, Repose Gray is that exact chip.
- You plan to layer cooler accent colors. Blues, charcoals, and cool greens sit more comfortably on Repose Gray's base than on a beige-leaning wall.
The full room-by-room treatment, including its lighting behavior and companion shades, lives in the Repose Gray room-by-room profile.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the real difference between Agreeable Gray and Repose Gray?
Undertone, not depth. Agreeable Gray SW 7029 (LRV 60) is a warm greige that leans beige, while Repose Gray SW 7015 (LRV 58) keeps a grayer base with a faint violet-taupe cast. The 2-point LRV difference is barely visible on a wall; the warm-versus-cool character is what changes how a room feels.
Is Agreeable Gray warmer than Repose Gray?
Yes. Hold both chips against white paper and Agreeable Gray shows clear beige warmth while Repose Gray reads grayer and cooler. That warmth makes Agreeable Gray the friendlier partner for wood floors, cream trim, and brass, and the safer pick in rooms with little natural light.
Which is better for a north-facing room, Agreeable Gray or Repose Gray?
Agreeable Gray, in most homes. North light is cool and flat, and it can push Repose Gray toward a cold or faintly purple reading. Agreeable Gray holds its warmth in the same light. If the room's finishes are strongly cool (white trim, black metal, marble), Repose Gray can still work, but sample it on that specific wall first.
Can I use Agreeable Gray and Repose Gray together in the same house?
You can, but keep them in separate zones. Side by side on connected walls they are close enough in depth to look like a mismatched batch rather than a deliberate contrast. A cleaner plan is one greige for the main areas and the other, or a deeper shade from the same strip, in a closed-off room.
Settle it on your photo
Chips lie, screens lie, and even honest sample patches sit on someone else's wall in someone else's light. The fastest honest answer to Agreeable Gray vs Repose Gray is to test both colors on a photo of your actual room and let your own trim, floor, and windows pick the winner. If the duel widens into a full shortlist, the 2026 Sherwin-Williams interior color guide maps the rest of the deck.
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