Silvermist (SW 7621)
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Silvermist (SW 7621) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silvermist
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Silvermist 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 Silvermist, 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 | Iced Marble | 1578 | 47.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Verdigris | PPU12-14 | 46.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Smoke Infusion | 5002-1B | 49 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Solstice | 1010-3 | 50 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Silvermist (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Silvermist
Darker than Silvermist
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7621 |
| Hex | #B0B8B2 |
| RGB | 176, 184, 178 |
| HSL | 135°, 5%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.0, -3.9, 2.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silvermist (SW 7621), published as #B0B8B2
#9FAEB0
#C2C2B2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silvermist (SW 7621)?
- Silvermist has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silvermist is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silvermist in another brand?
- Iced Marble (BM 1578) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silvermist warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Silvermist as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.1; 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.