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Stunning Shade SW 7082
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Undertone: Subtle pink undertone
In CIELAB, Stunning Shade sits at L* 41.5, a* 3.6, b* -1.3. Its hue angle is 340° and its chroma is 3.8, so it leans pink only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 31%.
LRV 12.2: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 12.2, Stunning Shade is lighter than 14% 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 Stunning Shade
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Ridge | 1456 | 2.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mythic | CSP-510 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Arctic Seal | CSP-15 | 5.12 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Stunning Shade
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabian Veil | PPU17-19 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Curtain Call | N570-5 | 2.87 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Alter Ego | N550-6 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloak Gray | SW 6278 | 2.81 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Expressive Plum | SW 6271 | 3.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Midnight | SW 6264 | 3.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Browse Brown | SW 6012 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Folkstone | SW 6005 | 4.38 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Poetry Plum | SW 6019 | 5.43 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Storm Warning SW 9555 · lighter, LRV 13.7
- Gibraltar SW 6257 · lighter, LRV 13.8
- Night Out SW 9560 · lighter, LRV 14.1
- Forged Steel SW 9565 · darker, LRV 10.5
- Midnight SW 6264 · darker, LRV 10.3
- Peppercorn SW 7674 · darker, LRV 9.7
Colors that go with Stunning Shade
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Stunning Shade:
- Ivory Lace SW 7013
- Elephant Ear SW 9168
- Original White SW 7077
Stunning Shade is too close to neutral (chroma 3.8) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its pink lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Stunning Shade vs popular colors
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 6.1) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 12.2), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 6.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 6.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.