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Mineral Gray SW 2740
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Mineral Gray sits at L* 36.9, a* 0.5, b* -7.7. Its hue angle is 273° and its chroma is 7.7, so it leans blue clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 22%.
LRV 9.4: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 9.4, Mineral Gray is lighter than 10% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Mineral Gray
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evening Dove | 2128-30 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Newburyport Blue | HC-155 | 3.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Secret® | CSP-625 | 4.03 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Mineral Gray
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Gown | MQ5-06 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| Ball Gown | MQ5-6 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| Dark Sea | ECC-33-3 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Mariner | SW 9640 | 4.80 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Outerspace | SW 6251 | 4.97 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Midnight | SW 6264 | 5.45 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Indigo Batik | SW 7602 | 5.59 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cloak Gray | SW 6278 | 5.70 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Perle Noir | SW 9154 | 6.08 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Rain Cloud SW 9639 · lighter, LRV 11.4
- Cloak Gray SW 6278 · lighter, LRV 11.3
- Outerspace SW 6251 · lighter, LRV 11.6
- Indigo Batik SW 7602 · darker, LRV 7.6
- Perle Noir SW 9154 · darker, LRV 7.5
- Tarragon SW 9660 · darker, LRV 7.3
Colors that go with Mineral Gray
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Mineral Gray:
- Snowbound SW 7004
- Gris Morado SW 9156
- Creamy SW 7012
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Roycroft Bronze Green SW 2846 · complementary (180°)
- Rain Cloud SW 9639 · analogous (−30°)
- Midnight SW 6264 · analogous (+30°)
- Deepest Mauve SW 0005 · triadic (120°)
- Rock Garden SW 6195 · triadic (240°)
Mineral Gray vs popular colors
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 4.5) is about as light.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 5.1) is lighter (LRV 12.0 vs 9.4), more blue/cool, more green, more saturated.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 6.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more muted.