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Big Chill SW 7648
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Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Big Chill sits at L* 82.8, a* -0.2, b* 2.7. Its hue angle is 94° and its chroma is 2.7, 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 27%.
LRV 61.7: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 61.7, Big Chill is lighter than 75% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Big Chill
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 | 1.09 | Very close | |
| Lilac Hush | CSP-490 | 1.48 | Very close | |
| Nimbus | 1465 | 1.50 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Big Chill
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazebo Gray | PPF-18 | 0.67 | Practically identical | |
| Polar Fox | HDC-NT-17G | 1.08 | Very close | |
| Chic Gray | PPU26-10 | 1.08 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touch of Grey | SW 9549 | 0.24 | Practically identical | |
| On the Rocks | SW 7671 | 0.50 | Practically identical | |
| Guild Grey | SW 9561 | 1.04 | Very close | |
| Skipping Rocks | SW 9551 | 1.29 | Very close | |
| Mercurial | SW 9550 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Crushed Ice | SW 7647 | 1.54 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Reflection SW 7661 · lighter, LRV 66.1
- Serenely SW 9632 · lighter, LRV 66.3
- Winter Walk SW 9628 · lighter, LRV 66.4
- Vessel SW 9547 · darker, LRV 57.9
- Aloof Gray SW 6197 · darker, LRV 57.9
- Accessible Beige SW 7036 · darker, LRV 57.7
Colors that go with Big Chill
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Big Chill:
- Blonde SW 6128
- Tin Lizzie SW 9163
- Extra White SW 7006
Big Chill is too close to neutral (chroma 2.7) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its yellow lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Big Chill vs popular colors
- Crushed Ice (Sherwin-Williams SW 7647, ΔE 1.5) is lighter (LRV 65.5 vs 61.7), more yellow/warm.
- Stonington Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-170, ΔE 2.0) is darker (LRV 59.4 vs 61.7), more green.
- Repose Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7015, ΔE 2.2) is darker (LRV 58.2 vs 61.7), more yellow/warm, more saturated.