Hammered Silver (SW 2840)
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Hammered Silver (SW 2840) is a deep, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 26, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hammered Silver
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Hammered Silver by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Hammered Silver, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Stardust | 2108-40 | 24.1 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Film Fest | T14-8 | 25 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Tempered Allspice | 2006-9C | 26 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Eiffel Tower | 1022-5 | 28 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Hammered Silver (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Hammered Silver
Darker than Hammered Silver
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2840 |
| Hex | #978A7F |
| RGB | 151, 138, 127 |
| HSL | 27°, 10%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.3, 2.9, 7.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hammered Silver (SW 2840), published as #978A7F
#87817D
#A7937F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hammered Silver (SW 2840)?
- Hammered Silver has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hammered Silver is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Hammered Silver in another brand?
- Film Fest (Behr T14-8) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Hammered Silver warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Hammered Silver as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.