Passive (SW 7064)
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Passive (SW 7064) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Passive
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Passive 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 Passive, 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 | Perspective | CSP-5 | 60.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pewter Vase | PPL-64 | 61.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Filtered Shade | 4003-1B | 60 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Solitary State | 1009-3 | 57 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Passive (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Passive
Darker than Passive
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7064 |
| Hex | #CBCCC9 |
| RGB | 203, 204, 201 |
| HSL | 80°, 3%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.9, -0.9, 1.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Passive (SW 7064), published as #CBCCC9
#B9C2C7
#DDD6C9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Passive (SW 7064)?
- Passive has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Passive is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Passive in another brand?
- Perspective (BM CSP-5) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Passive warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Passive as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.4; 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.