Griffin (SW 7026)
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Griffin (SW 7026) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Griffin
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Griffin by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Griffin, 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 | Northwood Brown | 1000 | 13.4 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Opus | T16-20 | 14.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Stampede | 3008-9A | 14 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Introspective | 15-18 | 12 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Griffin (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Griffin
Darker than Griffin
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7026 |
| Hex | #6F6459 |
| RGB | 111, 100, 89 |
| HSL | 30°, 11%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.1, 2.4, 7.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Griffin (SW 7026), published as #6F6459
#605B58
#7E6D59
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Griffin (SW 7026)?
- Griffin has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Griffin is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Griffin in another brand?
- Opus (Behr T16-20) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Griffin warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Griffin as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.8; 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.