Mineral Deposit (SW 7652)
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Mineral Deposit (SW 7652) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mineral Deposit
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Mineral Deposit 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 Mineral Deposit, 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 | Boothbay Gray | HC-165 | 43.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Flipper | PPU25-15 | 40 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Coastal Jetty | 5007-1C | 42 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stepping Stone | 1010-4 | 38 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Mineral Deposit (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Mineral Deposit
Darker than Mineral Deposit
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7652 |
| Hex | #ABB0AC |
| RGB | 171, 176, 172 |
| HSL | 132°, 3%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.3, -2.5, 1.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mineral Deposit (SW 7652), published as #ABB0AC
#9AA6AA
#BDBAAC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mineral Deposit (SW 7652)?
- Mineral Deposit has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mineral Deposit is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mineral Deposit in another brand?
- Boothbay Gray (BM HC-165) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Mineral Deposit warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Mineral Deposit as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.4; 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.