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Slate Tile SW 7624
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Slate Tile sits at L* 45.5, a* -3.9, b* -5.1. Its hue angle is 233° and its chroma is 6.4, 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 14.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 14.8, Slate Tile is lighter than 18% 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 Slate Tile
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Spruce | 1637 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| Britannia Blue | 1623 | 3.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Powell Gray | CW-665 | 3.54 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Slate Tile
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nypd | N480-6 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Myth | 740F-5 | 1.68 | Very close | |
| Desert Night | ECC-64-3 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wall Street | SW 7665 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Smoky Blue | SW 7604 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Granite Peak | SW 6250 | 3.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stargazer | SW 9635 | 3.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gibraltar | SW 6257 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Waterloo | SW 9141 | 3.72 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Stargazer SW 9635 · lighter, LRV 16.6
- Mediterranean SW 7617 · lighter, LRV 17.5
- Before the Storm SW 9564 · lighter, LRV 18.4
- Web Gray SW 7075 · darker, LRV 13.1
- Waterloo SW 9141 · darker, LRV 13.0
- Roycroft Pewter SW 2848 · darker, LRV 12.8
Colors that go with Slate Tile
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Slate Tile:
- Shoji White SW 7042
- Intellectual Gray SW 7045
- Ice Cube SW 6252
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Garret Gray SW 6075 · complementary (180°)
- Riverway SW 6222 · analogous (−30°)
- Granite Peak SW 6250 · analogous (+30°)
- Grapy SW 7629 · triadic (120°)
- Thunderous SW 6201 · triadic (240°)
Slate Tile vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 8.9) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 14.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 9.3) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 14.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 9.8) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 14.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.