Front Porch (SW 7651)
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Front Porch (SW 7651) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Front Porch
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Front Porch 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 Front Porch, 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 | Stonington Gray | HC-170 | 59.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mexican Silver | QE-49 | 61.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Notre Dame | 5006-1B | 58 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Early Evening | 1006-3 | 57 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Front Porch (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Front Porch
Darker than Front Porch
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7651 |
| Hex | #CCCCC5 |
| RGB | 204, 204, 197 |
| HSL | 60°, 6%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.9, -1.3, 3.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Front Porch (SW 7651), published as #CCCCC5
#BBC2C3
#DED6C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Front Porch (SW 7651)?
- Front Porch has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Front Porch is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Front Porch in another brand?
- Stonington Gray (BM HC-170) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Front Porch warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Front Porch as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.5; 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.