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Crushed Ice SW 7647
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Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Crushed Ice sits at L* 84.6, a* -0.2, b* 3.8. Its hue angle is 93° and its chroma is 3.8, so it leans yellow 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 34%.
LRV 65.5: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 65.5, Crushed Ice is lighter than 79% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Crushed Ice
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barren Plain | 2111-60 | 0.71 | Practically identical | |
| Abalone | 2108-60 | 1.09 | Very close | |
| Lilac Hush | CSP-490 | 1.28 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Crushed Ice
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polar Fox | HDC-NT-17G | 0.92 | Practically identical | |
| Dove | HDC-MD-21 | 1.19 | Very close | |
| Bowstring | T16-19 | 1.23 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey Heron | SW 9566 | 0.62 | Practically identical | |
| Winter Walk | SW 9628 | 1.04 | Very close | |
| Guild Grey | SW 9561 | 1.15 | Very close | |
| Skipping Rocks | SW 9551 | 1.31 | Very close | |
| Drift of Mist | SW 9166 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| On the Rocks | SW 7671 | 1.36 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- First Star SW 7646 · lighter, LRV 69.5
- Solstice SW 9571 · lighter, LRV 69.3
- Wavecrest SW 9672 · lighter, LRV 69.3
- Lattice SW 7654 · darker, LRV 61.2
- Popular Gray SW 6071 · darker, LRV 61.1
- Pediment SW 7634 · darker, LRV 61.2
Colors that go with Crushed Ice
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Crushed Ice:
- Magnetic Gray SW 7058
- Mountain Road SW 7743
- Extra White SW 7006
Crushed Ice is too close to neutral (chroma 3.8) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its yellow lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Crushed Ice vs popular colors
- Drift of Mist (Sherwin-Williams SW 9166, ΔE 1.3) is lighter (LRV 69.1 vs 65.5).
- Balboa Mist (Benjamin Moore OC-27, ΔE 1.5) is about as light, more yellow/warm.
- Collingwood (Benjamin Moore OC-28, ΔE 1.9) is darker (LRV 61.5 vs 65.5), more yellow/warm.