Pavestone (SW 7642)
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Pavestone (SW 7642) is a deep, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 32, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pavestone
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Pavestone by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Pavestone, 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 | Gothic Arch | CSP-80 | 31.1 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Iron Gate | MQ2-60 | 31.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Coastal Villa | 6005-2A | 32 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Gray By Me | 1008-4 | 32 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Pavestone (LRV 32) by LRV.
Lighter than Pavestone
Darker than Pavestone
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7642 |
| Hex | #A0998F |
| RGB | 160, 153, 143 |
| HSL | 35°, 8%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.5, 0.8, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pavestone (SW 7642), published as #A0998F
#908F8D
#B1A38F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pavestone (SW 7642)?
- Pavestone has an LRV of 32. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pavestone is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pavestone in another brand?
- Coastal Villa (Valspar 6005-2A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pavestone warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Pavestone as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.2; 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.