Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019) vs Peppercorn (SW 7674)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Gauntlet Gray SW 7019 (simulated) — Gauntlet Gray SW 7019#78736E, LRV 17

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: Gauntlet Gray, LRV 17 vs 10.
Warmer: Gauntlet Gray (Lab b* 3.5 vs 0.0). Gauntlet Gray reads greige; Peppercorn reads neutral gray.
North rooms: Gauntlet Gray keeps more brightness (L* 44.7 vs 33.3 in north light); Peppercorn drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 2.1).
Trim that works: Crystalline SW 9691, #E9E3DE, LRV 77: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 11.0, clearly different. At 11.0, treat them as different colors.

See each color

Gauntlet GraySherwin-Williams, SW 7019LRV 17, #78736E

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PeppercornSherwin-Williams, SW 7674LRV 10, #585858

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Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019) is lighter than Peppercorn (SW 7674) and warmer: LRV 17 vs 10, deltaE 11.0 (clearly different).

Side by side

Measure	Gauntlet Gray	Peppercorn	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7019	SW 7674
Hex	#78736E	#585858
RGB	120, 115, 110	88, 88, 88
HSL	30°, 4%, 45%	0°, 0%, 35%
LRV (light reflectance value)	17	10	+7
Lab L*	48.7	37.4	+11.3
Lab a*	1.0	0.0	+1.0
Lab b*	3.5	0.0	+3.5
Undertone	Warm	Neutral
Temperature	neutral	neutral
Color family	Gray	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019), published as #78736E

North light (cool, indirect)
#686A6C

South light (warm, direct)
#887C6E

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 Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 7 LRV points lighter (17 vs 10), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Peppercorn (SW 7674) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 0.0 against 3.5, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 3.5), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Gauntlet Gray in other brands

Closest matches to Peppercorn in other brands

Common questions

Is Gauntlet Gray the same color as Peppercorn?: They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 11.0. Gauntlet Gray and Peppercorn are different colors.
Which is lighter, Gauntlet Gray or Peppercorn?: Gauntlet Gray, with an LRV of 17 against 10.

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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.