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Passive SW 7064
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, Passive sits at L* 81.9, a* -0.9, b* 1.4. Its hue angle is 123° and its chroma is 1.6, so it has essentially no color cast — a true neutral that will pick up the color of the light and surroundings. It classifies as neutral. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 24%.
LRV 59.9: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 59.9, Passive is lighter than 73% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Passive
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perspective® | CSP-5 | 0.53 | Practically identical | |
| Metro Gray | 1459 | 0.92 | Practically identical | |
| Cement Gray | 2112-60 | 1.29 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Passive
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pewter Vase | PPL-64 | 0.74 | Practically identical | |
| Burnished Metal | UL260-17 | 1.05 | Very close | |
| Silver Screen | 770E-2 | 1.19 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zircon | SW 7667 | 1.21 | Very close | |
| Autonomous | SW 9557 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Tinsmith | SW 7657 | 1.65 | Very close | |
| Big Chill | SW 7648 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Touch of Grey | SW 9549 | 1.82 | Very close | |
| Fortitude | SW 9562 | 1.95 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Silverpointe SW 7653 · lighter, LRV 63.9
- Filmy Green SW 6190 · lighter, LRV 64.5
- Lullaby SW 9136 · lighter, LRV 64.7
- Alpaca SW 7022 · darker, LRV 56.5
- Fortitude SW 9562 · darker, LRV 56.0
- Comfort Gray SW 6205 · darker, LRV 53.8
Colors that go with Passive
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Passive:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Green Onyx SW 9128
- Nebulous White SW 7063
Passive is too close to neutral (chroma 1.6) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Passive vs popular colors
- Stonington Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-170, ΔE 1.5) is about as light, more yellow/warm.
- Crushed Ice (Sherwin-Williams SW 7647, ΔE 3.0) is lighter (LRV 65.5 vs 59.9), more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Gray Owl (Benjamin Moore OC-52, ΔE 3.1) is lighter (LRV 64.5 vs 59.9), more yellow/warm, more saturated.