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Mineral SW 9637
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Undertone: Subtle blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Mineral sits at L* 73.9, a* -2.4, b* -0.8. Its hue angle is 199° and its chroma is 2.6, so it leans blue-green only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 19%.
LRV 46.4: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 46.4, Mineral is lighter than 57% 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
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marina Gray | 1599 | 1.13 | Very close | |
| Blue Springs | 1592 | 1.23 | Very close | |
| Boothbay Gray | HC-165 | 1.95 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Mineral
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meteor Shower | N450-3 | 0.27 | Practically identical | |
| French Silver | PPU18-5 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| French Silver | PPU18-05 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online | SW 7072 | 1.02 | Very close | |
| Colonial Revival Gray | SW 2832 | 1.14 | Very close | |
| Samovar Silver | SW 6233 | 1.98 | Very close | |
| Uncertain Gray | SW 6234 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Monorail Silver | SW 7663 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jubilee | SW 6248 | 2.15 | 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.
- Monorail Silver SW 7663 · lighter, LRV 49.5
- Argos SW 7065 · lighter, LRV 50.6
- Samovar Silver SW 6233 · lighter, LRV 50.6
- Dockside Blue SW 7601 · darker, LRV 43.1
- Stardew SW 9138 · darker, LRV 43.1
- Mineral Deposit SW 7652 · darker, LRV 42.6
Colors that go with Mineral
Mineral is too close to neutral (chroma 2.6) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue-green lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Mineral vs popular colors
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 3.0) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 46.4), more yellow/warm.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 4.9) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 46.4), more blue/cool, more green, more saturated.
- Oyster Bay (Sherwin-Williams SW 6206, ΔE 5.1) is darker (LRV 44.1 vs 46.4), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.