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March Wind SW 7668
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Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, March Wind sits at L* 75.1, a* -0.2, b* 1.6. Its hue angle is 97° and its chroma is 1.7, 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 24%.
LRV 48.7: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 48.7, March Wind is lighter than 61% 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 March Wind
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightingale | AF-670 | 1.54 | Very close | |
| Coventry Gray | HC-169 | 1.76 | Very close | |
| Smoke Embers | 1466 | 1.90 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to March Wind
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Silver | PPU18-11 | 1.29 | Very close | |
| Porpoise | 790E-3 | 1.63 | Very close | |
| Noble Gray | HDC-WR15-3 | 1.87 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Clouds | SW 7658 | 1.44 | Very close | |
| Essential Gray | SW 6002 | 1.83 | Very close | |
| Argos | SW 7065 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Light French Gray | SW 0055 | 2.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Knitting Needles | SW 7672 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Silverplate | SW 7649 | 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.
- Krypton SW 6247 · lighter, LRV 51.9
- Skyline Steel SW 1015 · lighter, LRV 52.3
- Silverplate SW 7649 · lighter, LRV 52.6
- Requisite Gray SW 7023 · darker, LRV 44.9
- Swanky Gray SW 6261 · darker, LRV 44.7
- Allegory SW 9553 · darker, LRV 44.6
Colors that go with March Wind
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for March Wind:
- Alabaster SW 7008
- Dried Lavender SW 9072
- Extra White SW 7006
March Wind is too close to neutral (chroma 1.7) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
March Wind vs popular colors
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 1.8) is about as light, more green.
- Mindful Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7016, ΔE 3.5) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Colonnade Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7641, ΔE 4.1) is lighter (LRV 53.0 vs 48.7), more yellow/warm, more saturated.