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Neutral Ground SW 7568
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Neutral Ground sits at L* 87.3, a* 0.0, b* 8.8. Its hue angle is 90° and its chroma is 8.8, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 61%.
LRV 70.5: very light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 70.5, Neutral Ground is lighter than 84% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reflects most light. Works in dim rooms, north-facing spaces, ceilings and trim; can look stark in strong southern light.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Neutral Ground
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonnet | AF-55 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| White Sand | OC-10 | 0.96 | Practically identical | |
| White Sand | 964 | 0.96 | Practically identical |
Closest Behr match to Neutral Ground
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varnished Ivory | MQ3-40 | 0.70 | Practically identical | |
| Pale Palomino | HDC-CT-05 | 0.95 | Practically identical | |
| Predictable | BWC-15 | 1.03 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Sesame | SW 9586 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Arrowroote | SW 9502 | 1.25 | Very close | |
| Warm Winter | SW 9506 | 1.25 | Very close | |
| Aged White | SW 9180 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Divine White | SW 6105 | 1.34 | Very close | |
| Pacer White | SW 6098 | 1.49 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Sunbleached SW 9585 · lighter, LRV 74.8
- Glacier Bay SW 9626 · lighter, LRV 75.2
- Sagey SW 6175 · lighter, LRV 74.9
- Winter Walk SW 9628 · darker, LRV 66.4
- Patience SW 7555 · darker, LRV 66.7
- Natural Linen SW 9109 · darker, LRV 66.3
Colors that go with Neutral Ground
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Neutral Ground:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Honed Soapstone SW 9126
- Alabaster SW 7008
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Breathtaking SW 6814 · complementary (180°)
- Faint Coral SW 6329 · analogous (−30°)
- Greening SW 6448 · analogous (+30°)
- Open Air SW 6491 · triadic (120°)
- Joyful Lilac SW 6972 · triadic (240°)
Neutral Ground vs popular colors
- Edgecomb Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-173, ΔE 1.9) is darker (LRV 63.1 vs 70.5).
- Shoji White (Sherwin-Williams SW 7042, ΔE 2.0) is lighter (LRV 74.3 vs 70.5), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Muslin (Benjamin Moore OC-12, ΔE 2.2) is darker (LRV 66.5 vs 70.5), more yellow/warm, more saturated.