Backdrop (SW 7025)
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Backdrop (SW 7025) is a deep, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Backdrop
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Backdrop by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Backdrop, 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 | Porcini | CSP-195 | 21.3 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Lost Summit | ECC-15-1 | 20.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Safari Beige | 6006-2B | 21 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ghost Ship | 15-20 | 21 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Backdrop (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Backdrop
Darker than Backdrop
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7025 |
| Hex | #867A6F |
| RGB | 134, 122, 111 |
| HSL | 29°, 9%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.0, 2.6, 7.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Backdrop (SW 7025), published as #867A6F
#77716D
#96836F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Backdrop (SW 7025)?
- Backdrop has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Backdrop is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Backdrop in another brand?
- Lost Summit (Behr ECC-15-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Backdrop warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Backdrop 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.