Pussywillow (SW 7643)
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Pussywillow (SW 7643) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pussywillow
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Pussywillow 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 Pussywillow, 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 | Museum Piece | CSP-40 | 41.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | City Of Bridges | BXC-16 | 42.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ashen Grey | 6004-1C | 41 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Greyhound | 1008-3 | 42 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Pussywillow (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Pussywillow
Darker than Pussywillow
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7643 |
| Hex | #B2ADA4 |
| RGB | 178, 173, 164 |
| HSL | 39°, 8%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.9, 0.2, 5.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pussywillow (SW 7643), published as #B2ADA4
#A1A3A2
#C3B7A4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pussywillow (SW 7643)?
- Pussywillow has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pussywillow is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pussywillow in another brand?
- City Of Bridges (Behr BXC-16) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pussywillow warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Pussywillow as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.3; 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.