Black Fox (SW 7020) vs Sealskin (SW 7675)
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Black Fox, LRV 7 vs 6.
- Warmer
- About the same, both warm charcoal (Lab b* 4.7 vs 4.6).
- North rooms
- Black Fox keeps more brightness (L* 27.2 vs 24.5 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Pale Pink SW 9696, #EEE6DE, LRV 80: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.2, very close. At 2.2, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
Black Fox (SW 7020) is about as light as Sealskin (SW 7675) and about as warm: LRV 7 vs 6, deltaE 2.2 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Black Fox | Sealskin | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7020 | SW 7675 | |
| Hex | #4F4842 | #48423C | |
| RGB | 79, 72, 66 | 72, 66, 60 | |
| HSL | 28°, 9%, 28% | 30°, 9%, 26% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| Lab L* | 31.1 | 28.4 | +2.7 |
| Lab a* | 1.8 | 1.4 | +0.4 |
| Lab b* | 4.7 | 4.6 | +0.1 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Brown | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Black Fox (SW 7020), published as #4F4842
#414041
#5D5042
Sealskin (SW 7675), published as #48423C
#3A3A3B
#564A3C
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 Black Fox (SW 7020) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1 LRV points lighter (7 vs 6), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Black Fox in other brands
Closest matches to Sealskin in other brands
Common questions
- Is Black Fox the same color as Sealskin?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.2. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Black Fox and Sealskin.
- Which is lighter, Black Fox or Sealskin?
- Black Fox, with an LRV of 7 against 6.
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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.