Learn all about Sherwin Williams Reflection 7661 – a beautiful gray paint color!
It’s a gorgeous interior and exterior gray paint color.
So relaxing and elegant!
What Are The Undertones Of SW Reflection?
Sherwin Williams Reflection 7661 is a cool gray hue with a slight blue undertone.
It’s a beautiful, timeless neutral gray color.
Check it out in a bedroom, below – isn’t it gorgeous?
Is SW Reflection a warm color or cool color?
Reflection is a cool color because of it’s blue gray undertone so it will have a cool effect on a room.
It will create a cool, calm relaxing color palette in your interiors.
While it is a cool color, this particular tone is not sterile or cold looking, as you can see in the room photos below.
If you are looking for a fresh, tranquil and peaceful gray – this paint color is a beautiful choice!
Cool neutrals like Refection will make a room feel like a peaceful, relaxing retreat.
Pair SW with decor that have coo-toned colors such as gray and black decor.
For countertops pair it with cool gray and white quartz, black or white quartz or black soapstone countertops.
In a north-facing rooms, Reflection will appear more cool.
If your room has a lot of direct sunlight, like a sunroom, Reflection will appear brighter and less gray.
In south-facing rooms receive a lot of light so Reflection will appear less gray than north facing rooms.
What is the LRV of Reflection?
SW Reflection has an LRV of 65.09.
This means that Reflection reflects a lot of light.
So if you are looking for a cozy, moody color this is the color for you!
Or if you have a lot of white in the room, like a bathroom with a white tub and white vanity this mid toned blue contrast beautifully and will look tranquil and chic.
What is LRV or Light Reflectance Value?
- measures the percentage of light a paint color reflects
- It’s a number to assign how light or dark a paint color looks on a scale of 0 (black) to 100 (white)
- The higher the LRV number is, the lighter the color is
- The lower the LRV number is – the darker the color is
SW 7661 Reflection Coordinating Colors
SW Reflection pairs well with other neutral paint colors and dark blues such as:
- darker grays like SW Dustblu for a contrasting color palette
- navy blue like SW In The Navy
- any color in the green hue family
- certain tones of warm grays
- light grays
- white
What Flooring Colors Coordinate with SW Reflection?
SW Reflection is a neutral color.
It’s a blue-gray paint color that works best with cooler flooring, cabinetry and furniture that IS NOT orange or yellow toned (oak / pine flooring), or red (cherry/mahogany floors, furniture or cabinets).
In these cases, orange or red stains in the flooring, cabinetry, furniture will pull out and emphasize the blue undertone in Reflection…. and make Reflection look blue instead of gray!
You can see in this bedroom that the flooring is a gray-brown color. The gray in the flooring works really well with the gray paint color.
Design Tips When Using Reflection
Reflection looks beautiful with wall moldings!
SW Reflection In Real Rooms
Sherwin Williams Reflection 7661 in a bedroom with gray furniture and brown/gray flooring
Sherwin Williams Reflection 7661 also looks gorgeous in a kitchen with white cabinets:
This color will create a beautiful relaxing spa feeling in a bathroom:
It’s also a gorgeous color for exteriors. Here it is as an elegant gray siding color and looks amazing with a black or charcoal gray roof and white trim:
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How To Test Sherwin Williams Reflection In Your Home
Use this reusable Samplize peel & stick paint sample of Reflection to easily test out how this gorgeous paint color will look in your home.
It’s mess free!
100% accurate – made with real paint!
See the paint color in multiple locations and different lighting without marking up your walls.
And it’s delivered straight to your home overnight!
Frequently Asked Questions about SW Reflection:
What is the difference between Olympus White and Reflection?
They are both gray paint colors.
They both have gray blue undertones.
Olympus White is a lighter color than Reflection.
THe LRV for Olympus White is 70.62 while the LRV of Reflection is 65.09
This means that Olympus White reflects more light – therefore appears lighter.
What is Sherwin Williams most popular color?
Agreeable Gray is the most popular paint color at Sherwin Williams!
Sherwin Williams Reflection is such a gorgeous and versatile gray color!
Have you used it in your home?
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Shanna says
We just moved into a small cottage style house built in 1951 and I couldn’t figure out what color the walls in the living room were (definitely not original). They look so blue and I knew that is was a cool tone. I then found some extra paint in storage and saw it was Reflection. After reading this I know why! We have the original hardwood oak floors that were stained a dark brown. You are right about pulling out the blue. It’s so fascinating to me how paint colors do that!
heather says
It is so fascinating isn’t it how flooring can change and effect a paint color? 🙂
KC says
Does Reflection pair well with a dark grey carpet?