Rock Bottom (SW 7062)
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Rock Bottom (SW 7062) is a very deep, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rock Bottom
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rock Bottom 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 Rock Bottom, 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 | Deep River | 1582 | 7.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Black Swan | 710F-7 | 7.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Forest Canopy | 5010-1 | 7 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Licorice | 1009-7 | 8 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Rock Bottom (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Rock Bottom
Darker than Rock Bottom
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7062 |
| Hex | #484C49 |
| RGB | 72, 76, 73 |
| HSL | 135°, 3%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.9, -2.3, 1.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rock Bottom (SW 7062), published as #484C49
#394447
#575549
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rock Bottom (SW 7062)?
- Rock Bottom has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rock Bottom is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rock Bottom in another brand?
- Deep River (BM 1582) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Rock Bottom warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rock Bottom as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.2; 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.