March Wind (SW 7668)
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March Wind (SW 7668) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with March Wind
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for March Wind 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 March Wind, 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 | Nightingale | AF-670 | 45.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Classic Silver | PPU18-11 | 48.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Urban Sunrise | 4004-1B | 48 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gray Stone | 1009-4 | 48 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to March Wind (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than March Wind
Darker than March Wind
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7668 |
| Hex | #BAB9B6 |
| RGB | 186, 185, 182 |
| HSL | 45°, 3%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.2, -0.2, 1.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
March Wind (SW 7668), published as #BAB9B6
#A9AFB4
#CCC3B6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of March Wind (SW 7668)?
- March Wind has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so March Wind is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to March Wind in another brand?
- Classic Silver (Behr PPU18-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is March Wind warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists March Wind 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.