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Silver Tipped Sage SW 9642
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Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, Silver Tipped Sage sits at L* 78.1, a* -1.6, b* 1.1. Its hue angle is 144° and its chroma is 2.0, 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 22%.
LRV 53.5: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 53.5, Silver Tipped Sage is lighter than 66% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Silver Tipped Sage
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seersucker Suit | CSP-580 | 1.39 | Very close | |
| Eternity | AF-695 | 1.59 | Very close | |
| Metropolitan | AF-690 | 1.69 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Silver Tipped Sage
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Mine | PPU26-18 | 1.07 | Very close | |
| Alaskan Gray | HDC-NT-23G | 1.25 | Very close | |
| Hailstorm Gray | PPU24-17 | 1.59 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinsmith | SW 7657 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Autonomous | SW 9557 | 1.87 | Very close | |
| Monorail Silver | SW 7663 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Fortitude | SW 9562 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Samovar Silver | SW 6233 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Argos | SW 7065 | 2.23 | 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.
- Worldly Gray SW 7043 · lighter, LRV 57.2
- Tinsmith SW 7657 · lighter, LRV 57.1
- Angora SW 6036 · lighter, LRV 57.2
- Viaduct SW 9567 · darker, LRV 50.2
- Monorail Silver SW 7663 · darker, LRV 49.5
- Soft Sage SW 9647 · darker, LRV 49.5
Colors that go with Silver Tipped Sage
Silver Tipped Sage is too close to neutral (chroma 2.0) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Silver Tipped Sage vs popular colors
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 2.2) is darker (LRV 48.2 vs 53.5).
- Stonington Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-170, ΔE 2.8) is lighter (LRV 59.4 vs 53.5), more yellow/warm.
- Repose Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7015, ΔE 4.2) is lighter (LRV 58.2 vs 53.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.