Sherwin-Williams City Loft review (SW 7631)

What color is City Loft?

City Loft (SW 7631) is a light, warm neutral that sits between an off-white and a greige. On walls it reads as a soft, warm white with a little gray depth: more color than Alabaster, far lighter than Agreeable Gray.

City Loft undertones

City Loft's warmth is moderate (yellow–blue +5.0) and it is neutral on the green–red axis (+0.1). That clean balance is its strength: no pink, peach or green to fight with your finishes.

City Loft LRV and light

An LRV of 70.5 keeps rooms bright while giving walls a gentle color. In north light it turns softer and grayer; in south light it reads as a warm off-white.

Simulated from the manufacturer's color values. Always test a sample in your own light.

Best uses for City Loft

Open-plan homes

City Loft (LRV 70.5) is a warm off-white that reads as color without becoming greige. It flows well through open plans and hallways where white feels stark.

Bedrooms

It gives a soft, calm backdrop that pairs well with white bedding and natural textures. In north light it looks slightly grayer.

Kitchens and cabinets

On cabinets it gives a soft off-white beside white counters; Snowbound, its coordinating white, makes a clean partner for trim or uppers.

Bathrooms

With bright lighting it keeps a small bathroom soft and warm. Under dim lighting it can look beige-gray.

Exteriors

Sherwin-Williams lists it for exterior use; outdoors it reads close to a warm white.

When to avoid City Loft

Avoid City Loft in dark rooms where you want white walls; it will look beige-gray. It also looks dingy next to bright white quartz. For a whiter version of the same warmth, try Alabaster (SW 7008).

City Loft color strip

City Loft shares its strip with other soft off-whites. Windfresh White is very close; the lighter colors on the strip, such as Origami White and Zurich White, are softer whites.

City Loft hex code, RGB and LRV

Sherwin-Williams lists City Loft (SW 7631) as hex #DFDAD1, RGB 223, 218, 209 and LRV 70.468.

Colors that go with City Loft

Sherwin-Williams' coordinating colors for City Loft:

Snowbound makes clean trim; Taupe Tone adds warm depth for an accent; Connor's Lakefront, a deep blue, gives strong contrast on doors or an island.

City Loft vs Agreeable Gray and Alabaster

City Loft sits between the two most popular Sherwin-Williams neutrals. It is much lighter than Agreeable Gray (LRV 70.5 vs 60.4) with similar warmth, so it reads as an off-white rather than a greige. It is deeper than Alabaster (82.2), so walls show a gentle color instead of white. If Alabaster feels too white and Agreeable Gray too dark, City Loft is the in-between.

Whole-house use

Its neutral green–red balance means it changes less from room to room than warmer off-whites, which is why it works throughout open-plan homes. Pair it with a brighter white trim so the walls still read as a color.

Colors similar to City Loft

Egret White is almost identical (ΔE 0.6). In Benjamin Moore, Pale Oak is the closest we measured (ΔE 1.2).

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 color difference between the two manufacturer colors: around 1 is barely visible; 2–3 is visible when the chips sit side by side.

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