Silverplate (SW 7649)
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Silverplate (SW 7649) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silverplate
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Silverplate 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 Silverplate, 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 | Smoke Embers | 1466 | 51.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Noble Gray | HDC-WR15-3 | 51.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Notre Dame | 5006-1B | 58 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Early Evening | 1006-3 | 57 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Silverplate (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Silverplate
Darker than Silverplate
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7649 |
| Hex | #C2C0BA |
| RGB | 194, 192, 186 |
| HSL | 45°, 6%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.7, -0.4, 3.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silverplate (SW 7649), published as #C2C0BA
#B1B6B8
#D4CABA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silverplate (SW 7649)?
- Silverplate has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silverplate is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silverplate in another brand?
- Smoke Embers (BM 1466) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silverplate warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Silverplate as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.3; 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.