Cascades (SW 7623)
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Cascades (SW 7623) is a very deep, neutral black from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 4, so it reflects about 4 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cascades
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cascades 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 Cascades, 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 | Pacific Sea Teal | 2049-10 | 5.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Arboretum | T14-16 | 6 | 5.0 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Deep River Green | 5010-3 | 7 | 7.1 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Night Watch | 1145-7 | 7 | 6.2 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams black colors nearest to Cascades (LRV 4) by LRV.
Lighter than Cascades
Darker than Cascades
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7623 |
| Hex | #273E3E |
| RGB | 39, 62, 62 |
| HSL | 180°, 23%, 20% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 24.4, -8.9, -2.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cascades (SW 7623), published as #273E3E
#14363C
#38463E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cascades (SW 7623)?
- Cascades has an LRV of 4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cascades is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cascades in another brand?
- Pacific Sea Teal (BM 2049-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Cascades warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cascades as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.9; 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.