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Peppercorn SW 7674
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Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, Peppercorn sits at L* 37.4, a* 0.0, b* 0.0. Its hue angle is 158° and its chroma is 0.0, 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 35%.
LRV 9.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 9.7, Peppercorn is lighter than 11% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Peppercorn
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray | 2121-10 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Ambler Slate | CW-685 | 1.21 | Very close | |
| Iron Mountain | 2134-30 | 1.79 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Peppercorn
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Mountain | PPU24-22 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Maximum Gray | QE-62 | 1.06 | Very close | |
| Carbon Copy | PPU25-01 | 1.53 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forged Steel | SW 9565 | 1.63 | Very close | |
| Stony Creek | SW 9610 | 3.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cloak Gray | SW 6278 | 4.26 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Prelude | SW 9620 | 4.44 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Thunder Gray | SW 7645 | 4.55 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Urbane Bronze | SW 7048 | 4.64 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Manor House SW 7505 · lighter, LRV 11.3
- Cloak Gray SW 6278 · lighter, LRV 11.3
- Outerspace SW 6251 · lighter, LRV 11.6
- Metropolis SW 9575 · darker, LRV 8.4
- Urbane Bronze SW 7048 · darker, LRV 8.1
- Perle Noir SW 9154 · darker, LRV 7.5
Colors that go with Peppercorn
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Peppercorn:
- Windfresh White SW 7628
- Willow Tree SW 7741
- Nebulous White SW 7063
Peppercorn is too close to neutral (chroma 0.0) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Peppercorn vs popular colors
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 0.0) is lighter (LRV 11.5 vs 9.7).
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 1.8) is about as light, more yellow/warm.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 4.6) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 9.7), more yellow/warm, more saturated.