Antimony (SW 9552)
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Antimony (SW 9552) 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 Antimony
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Antimony 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 Antimony, 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 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silver Marlin | N360-2 | 57.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Notre Dame | 5006-1B | 58 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Early Evening | 1006-3 | 57 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Antimony (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Antimony
Darker than Antimony
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9552 |
| Hex | #C7C8C1 |
| RGB | 199, 200, 193 |
| HSL | 69°, 6%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.4, -1.6, 3.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Antimony (SW 9552), published as #C7C8C1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Antimony (SW 9552)?
- Antimony has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Antimony is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Antimony in another brand?
- Silver Marlin (Behr N360-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Antimony warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Antimony as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.4; 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.