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Sealskin SW 7675
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Undertone: Subtle orange undertone
In CIELAB, Sealskin sits at L* 28.4, a* 1.3, b* 4.6. Its hue angle is 74° and its chroma is 4.8, so it leans orange 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 51%.
LRV 5.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 5.6, Sealskin is lighter than 5% 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 Sealskin
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Horizon | 2134-10 | 1.30 | Very close | |
| Cordovan Brown | ES-62 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Midsummer Night | 2134-20 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Sealskin
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 Roast | UL140-1 | 0.98 | Practically identical | |
| Espresso Beans | PPU5-1 | 1.45 | Very close | |
| Espresso Beans | PPU5-01 | 1.45 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clove | SW 9605 | 1.60 | Very close | |
| Black Fox | SW 7020 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Armory | SW 9600 | 3.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Iron Ore | SW 7069 | 3.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Andiron | SW 6174 | 4.07 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cracked Pepper | SW 9580 | 4.08 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Foxhall Green SW 9184 · lighter, LRV 6.7
- Black Fox SW 7020 · lighter, LRV 6.7
- Rock Bottom SW 7062 · lighter, LRV 7.0
- Armory SW 9600 · darker, LRV 4.8
- Rockweed SW 2735 · darker, LRV 4.2
- Greenblack SW 6994 · darker, LRV 4.1
Colors that go with Sealskin
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Sealskin:
- Elephant Ear SW 9168
- Refuge SW 6228
- Origami White SW 7636
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Cyberspace SW 7076 · complementary (180°)
- Cracked Pepper SW 9580 · analogous (−30°)
- Andiron SW 6174 · analogous (+30°)
- Big Dipper SW 9645 · triadic (120°)
- Darkroom SW 7083 · triadic (240°)
Sealskin vs popular colors
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 2.7) is about as light, more blue/cool.
- Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams SW 7069, ΔE 3.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 3.9) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.