Tinsmith (SW 7657)
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Tinsmith (SW 7657) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tinsmith
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Tinsmith 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 Tinsmith, 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 | Seersucker Suit | CSP-580 | 56.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Frosted Silver | BNC-07 | 57.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Notre Dame | 5006-1B | 58 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Solitary State | 1009-3 | 57 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Tinsmith (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Tinsmith
Darker than Tinsmith
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7657 |
| Hex | #C5C8C4 |
| RGB | 197, 200, 196 |
| HSL | 105°, 4%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.3, -1.8, 1.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tinsmith (SW 7657), published as #C5C8C4
#B3BEC2
#D7D2C4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tinsmith (SW 7657)?
- Tinsmith has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tinsmith is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Tinsmith in another brand?
- Frosted Silver (Behr BNC-07) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tinsmith warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Tinsmith as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.6; 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.