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Monorail Silver SW 7663
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, Monorail Silver sits at L* 75.9, a* -1.6, b* 0.0. Its hue angle is 179° and its chroma is 1.6, so it has essentially no color cast — a true neutral that will pick up the color of the light and surroundings. It classifies as neutral. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 22%.
LRV 49.5: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 49.5, Monorail Silver is lighter than 62% 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 Monorail Silver
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Solstice | 1605 | 1.16 | Very close | |
| Blue Springs | 1592 | 1.59 | Very close | |
| Eternity | AF-695 | 1.68 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Monorail Silver
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Silver | PPU18-5 | 0.56 | Practically identical | |
| French Silver | PPU18-05 | 0.56 | Practically identical | |
| Alaskan Gray | HDC-NT-23G | 1.19 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Revival Gray | SW 2832 | 1.05 | Very close | |
| Samovar Silver | SW 6233 | 1.06 | Very close | |
| Silver Tipped Sage | SW 9642 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Online | SW 7072 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mineral | SW 9637 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lazy Gray | SW 6254 | 2.35 | 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.
- Colonnade Gray SW 7641 · lighter, LRV 53.0
- Knitting Needles SW 7672 · lighter, LRV 53.2
- Silver Tipped Sage SW 9642 · lighter, LRV 53.5
- Mineral SW 9637 · darker, LRV 46.4
- Sensible Hue SW 6198 · darker, LRV 46.1
- Online SW 7072 · darker, LRV 45.5
Colors that go with Monorail Silver
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Monorail Silver:
- Shell White SW 8917
- Wall Street SW 7665
- Ice Cube SW 6252
Monorail Silver is too close to neutral (chroma 1.6) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Monorail Silver vs popular colors
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 1.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm.
- Stonington Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-170, ΔE 4.7) is lighter (LRV 59.4 vs 49.5), more yellow/warm.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 4.9) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 49.5), more blue/cool, more green, more saturated.