Mineral (SW 9637)
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Mineral (SW 9637) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mineral
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Mineral 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, 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 | Marina Gray | 1599 | 44.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Meteor Shower | N450-3 | 47.1 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Autumn Fog | 4007-1B | 48 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Smoke Screen | 1038-4 | 46 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Mineral (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Mineral
Darker than Mineral
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9637 |
| Hex | #B0B7B7 |
| RGB | 176, 183, 183 |
| HSL | 180°, 5%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.9, -2.4, -0.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mineral (SW 9637), published as #B0B7B7
#9EADB5
#C2C1B7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mineral (SW 9637)?
- Mineral has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mineral is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mineral in another brand?
- Meteor Shower (Behr N450-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mineral warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Mineral as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.8; 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.