Web Gray (SW 7075) vs Peppercorn (SW 7674)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Web Gray SW 7075 (simulated) — Web Gray SW 7075#616669, LRV 13

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: Web Gray, LRV 13 vs 10.
Warmer: Peppercorn, both neutral gray (Lab b* 0.0 vs -2.4).
North rooms: Web Gray keeps more brightness (L* 38.8 vs 33.3 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Rarified Air SW 6525, #E1E6E6, LRV 78: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 5.6, clearly different. At 5.6, treat them as different colors.

See each color

Web GraySherwin-Williams, SW 7075LRV 13, #616669

PeppercornSherwin-Williams, SW 7674LRV 10, #585858

More comparisons with Peppercorn

Web Gray (SW 7075) is slightly lighter than Peppercorn (SW 7674) and slightly cooler: LRV 13 vs 10, deltaE 5.6 (clearly different).

Side by side

Measure	Web Gray	Peppercorn	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7075	SW 7674
Hex	#616669	#585858
RGB	97, 102, 105	88, 88, 88
HSL	202°, 4%, 40%	0°, 0%, 35%
LRV (light reflectance value)	13	10	+3
Lab L*	42.9	37.4	+5.5
Lab a*	-1.3	0.0	−1.3
Lab b*	-2.4	0.0	−2.4
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	neutral	neutral
Color family	Gray	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Web Gray (SW 7075), published as #616669

North light (cool, indirect)
#515D67

South light (warm, direct)
#716F69

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 Web Gray (SW 7075) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 3 LRV points lighter (13 vs 10), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Web Gray (SW 7075) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is -2.4 against 0.0, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Peppercorn (SW 7674) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 0.0), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Web Gray in other brands

Closest matches to Peppercorn in other brands

Common questions

Is Web Gray the same color as Peppercorn?: They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 5.6. Web Gray and Peppercorn are different colors.
Which is lighter, Web Gray or Peppercorn?: Web Gray, with an LRV of 13 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.