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Mineral Deposit SW 7652
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Undertone: Subtle green undertone
In CIELAB, Mineral Deposit sits at L* 71.3, a* -2.5, b* 1.4. Its hue angle is 150° and its chroma is 2.9, so it leans green only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 26%.
LRV 42.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 42.6, Mineral Deposit is lighter than 54% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Mineral Deposit
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boothbay Gray | HC-165 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Marina Gray | 1599 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pearl | CW-640 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Mineral Deposit
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flipper | PPU25-15 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cool Granite | PPF-39 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tin Foil | N500-3 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetic Gray | SW 7058 | 1.93 | Very close | |
| Breakwater | SW 9638 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gris | SW 7659 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Online | SW 7072 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Uncertain Gray | SW 6234 | 2.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Silvermist | SW 7621 | 2.68 | 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.
- Sensible Hue SW 6198 · lighter, LRV 46.1
- Mineral SW 9637 · lighter, LRV 46.4
- Silvermist SW 7621 · lighter, LRV 46.9
- Proper Gray SW 6003 · darker, LRV 39.4
- Ellie Gray SW 7650 · darker, LRV 39.8
- Gris SW 7659 · darker, LRV 39.4
Colors that go with Mineral Deposit
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Mineral Deposit:
- Creamy SW 7012
- White Raisin SW 7685
- Eider White SW 7014
Mineral Deposit is too close to neutral (chroma 2.9) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its green lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Mineral Deposit vs popular colors
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 3.0) is lighter (LRV 44.1 vs 42.6), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 3.3) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 42.6), more red/pink.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 5.5) is darker (LRV 38.7 vs 42.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.