Anonymous (SW 7046)
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Anonymous (SW 7046) 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 Anonymous
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Anonymous 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 Anonymous, 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 | River Silt | CSP-180 | 21.1 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Eagle Ridge | ECC-46-2 | 18.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Empire | 6003-2B | 20 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ghost Ship | 15-20 | 21 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Anonymous (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Anonymous
Darker than Anonymous
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7046 |
| Hex | #817A6E |
| RGB | 129, 122, 110 |
| HSL | 38°, 8%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.5, 0.5, 7.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Anonymous (SW 7046), published as #817A6E
#72716C
#91836E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Anonymous (SW 7046)?
- Anonymous has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Anonymous is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Anonymous in another brand?
- River Silt (BM CSP-180) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Anonymous warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Anonymous as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.5; 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.