Sealskin (SW 7675)
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Sealskin (SW 7675) is a very deep, neutral black from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sealskin
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sealskin by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Sealskin, 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 | Night Horizon | 2134-10 | 6.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | French Roast | UL140-1 | 6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Fired Earth | 6011-1 | 7 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Phantom Mist | 1002-7 | 6 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams black colors nearest to Sealskin (LRV 6) by LRV.
Darker than Sealskin
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7675 |
| Hex | #48423C |
| RGB | 72, 66, 60 |
| HSL | 30°, 9%, 26% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 28.4, 1.4, 4.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sealskin (SW 7675), published as #48423C
#3A3A3B
#564A3C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sealskin (SW 7675)?
- Sealskin has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sealskin is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sealskin in another brand?
- French Roast (Behr UL140-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sealskin warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sealskin as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.6; 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.