Big Chill (SW 7648)
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Big Chill (SW 7648) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Big Chill
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Big Chill 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 Big Chill, 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 | Barren Plain | 2111-60 | 62.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Gazebo Gray | PPF-18 | 63 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Filtered Shade | 4003-1B | 60 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cool Slate | 1002-3 | 61 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Big Chill (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Big Chill
Darker than Big Chill
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7648 |
| Hex | #D0CEC9 |
| RGB | 208, 206, 201 |
| HSL | 43°, 7%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.8, -0.2, 2.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Big Chill (SW 7648), published as #D0CEC9
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#E2D8C9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Big Chill (SW 7648)?
- Big Chill has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Big Chill is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Big Chill in another brand?
- Gazebo Gray (Behr PPF-18) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Big Chill warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Big Chill as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.7; 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.