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Silverplate SW 7649
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Silverplate sits at L* 77.7, a* -0.4, b* 3.3. Its hue angle is 97° and its chroma is 3.3, 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 33%.
LRV 52.6: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 52.6, Silverplate is lighter than 64% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Silverplate
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Embers | 1466 | 0.56 | Practically identical | |
| Cumulus Cloud | 1550 | 1.54 | Very close | |
| Silver Chain | 1472 | 1.98 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Silverplate
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Gray | HDC-WR15-3 | 0.95 | Practically identical | |
| Gull Gray | QE-50 | 1.11 | Very close | |
| Natural Gray | PPU18-10 | 1.31 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light French Gray | SW 0055 | 0.51 | Practically identical | |
| Knitting Needles | SW 7672 | 0.58 | Practically identical | |
| Argos | SW 7065 | 1.37 | Very close | |
| Fortitude | SW 9562 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Colonnade Gray | SW 7641 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| March Wind | SW 7668 | 2.36 | 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.
- Slumber Sloth SW 9606 · lighter, LRV 56.2
- Alpaca SW 7022 · lighter, LRV 56.5
- Autonomous SW 9557 · lighter, LRV 56.8
- Jogging Path SW 7638 · darker, LRV 48.9
- Techno Gray SW 6170 · darker, LRV 48.8
- Fashionable Gray SW 6275 · darker, LRV 48.4
Colors that go with Silverplate
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Silverplate:
- Nebulous White SW 7063
- Cityscape SW 7067
- Eider White SW 7014
Silverplate is too close to neutral (chroma 3.3) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its yellow lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Silverplate vs popular colors
- Colonnade Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7641, ΔE 2.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Repose Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7015, ΔE 2.7) is lighter (LRV 58.2 vs 52.6), more yellow/warm.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 2.7) is darker (LRV 48.2 vs 52.6), more blue/cool, more green.