Alpaca (SW 7022)
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Alpaca (SW 7022) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Alpaca
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Alpaca by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Alpaca, 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 | Wish | AF-680 | 58.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Doeskin Gray | N200-2 | 55.4 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Modest Silver | 4002-1A | 60 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Intuitive | 1022-2 | 57 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Alpaca (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Alpaca
Darker than Alpaca
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7022 |
| Hex | #CCC5BD |
| RGB | 204, 197, 189 |
| HSL | 32°, 13%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.9, 1.0, 4.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alpaca (SW 7022), published as #CCC5BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Alpaca (SW 7022)?
- Alpaca has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Alpaca is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Alpaca in another brand?
- Doeskin Gray (Behr N200-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Alpaca warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Alpaca as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.9; 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.