Tricorn Black (SW 6258) vs Peppercorn (SW 7674)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Tricorn Black SW 6258 (simulated) — Tricorn Black SW 6258#2F2F30, LRV 3

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Peppercorn SW 7674 (simulated) — Peppercorn SW 7674#585858, LRV 10

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Peppercorn, LRV 10 vs 3.
Warmer: About the same, both neutral gray (Lab b* -0.6 vs 0.0).
North rooms: Peppercorn keeps more brightness (L* 33.3 vs 15.3 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Natural White SW 9542, #ECEBE8, LRV 83: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 13.7, clearly different. At 13.7, treat them as different colors.

See each color

Tricorn BlackSherwin-Williams, SW 6258LRV 3, #2F2F30

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PeppercornSherwin-Williams, SW 7674LRV 10, #585858

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Tricorn Black (SW 6258) is darker than Peppercorn (SW 7674) and about as warm: LRV 3 vs 10, deltaE 13.7 (clearly different).

Side by side

Measure	Tricorn Black	Peppercorn	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 6258	SW 7674
Hex	#2F2F30	#585858
RGB	47, 47, 48	88, 88, 88
HSL	240°, 1%, 19%	0°, 0%, 35%
LRV (light reflectance value)	3	10	−7
Lab L*	19.4	37.4	−18.0
Lab a*	0.2	0.0	+0.2
Lab b*	-0.6	0.0	−0.6
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	neutral	neutral
Color family	Black	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Tricorn Black (SW 6258), published as #2F2F30

North light (cool, indirect)
#21272E

South light (warm, direct)
#3D3730

Peppercorn (SW 7674), published as #585858

North light (cool, indirect)
#494F56

South light (warm, direct)
#676158

These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works

Which should you pick

Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.

Pick Peppercorn (SW 7674) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 7 LRV points lighter (10 vs 3), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Tricorn Black in other brands

Closest matches to Peppercorn in other brands

Common questions

Is Tricorn Black the same color as Peppercorn?: They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 13.7. Tricorn Black and Peppercorn are different colors.
Which is lighter, Tricorn Black or Peppercorn?: Peppercorn, with an LRV of 10 against 3.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

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.