Silver Strand (SW 7057)
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Silver Strand (SW 7057) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Strand
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Silver Strand 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 Silver Strand, 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 | Sleigh Bells | 1480 | 60.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Silver Setting | PWL-89 | 60.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Notre Dame | 5006-1B | 58 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silent Storm | 1033-3 | 56 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Silver Strand (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Strand
Darker than Silver Strand
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7057 |
| Hex | #C8CBC4 |
| RGB | 200, 203, 196 |
| HSL | 86°, 6%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.3, -2.3, 3.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Strand (SW 7057), published as #C8CBC4
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#DAD5C4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Strand (SW 7057)?
- Silver Strand has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Strand is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Strand in another brand?
- Silver Setting (Behr PWL-89) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silver Strand warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Silver Strand as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.1; 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.