Color Swatch LabSherwin-Williams · SW 7674
Peppercorn
A very dark Neutral with a manufacturer LRV of 9.681. The nearest color in another brand, by color distance, is Behr Cracked Pepper (delta E 2.84). That is not an official match.
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Nearest colors in other brands
Nearest means the smallest CIEDE2000 distance between CIELAB values converted from the manufacturer-published hex. It is not an official brand equivalent and it is not a spectrophotometer reading of the paint. Calculated from this hex, b* is 0.0, which reads fairly neutral on a screen. That calculation is not a manufacturer undertone. How we match.
Coordinating palette
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
- Urbane BronzeSherwin-Williams · SW 7048ΔE 4.64
- CyberspaceSherwin-Williams · SW 7076ΔE 6.59
- Iron OreSherwin-Williams · SW 7069ΔE 7.37
- Indigo BatikSherwin-Williams · SW 7602ΔE 10.93
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Questions
- What is the LRV of Sherwin-Williams Peppercorn?
- Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of 9.681 for Peppercorn (SW 7674). LRV means light reflectance value, on a 0 to 100 scale. This figure is copied from the brand's color page, retrieved 2026-10-30.
- What is the hex code for Sherwin-Williams Peppercorn?
- Sherwin-Williams publishes #585858 for Peppercorn (SW 7674). RGB and CIELAB on this page are calculated from that hex. They describe the screen color, not a spectrophotometer reading of the paint.
- What is the Behr equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Peppercorn?
- Sherwin-Williams and Behr do not publish an official equivalent for this pair. The nearest Behr color in this set, by CIEDE2000 color distance on the manufacturer-published hex values, is Cracked Pepper (PPU18-01), at delta E 2.84. That is a screen-color distance, not a match of the liquid paint, and the two can look different on a wall.
- What is the Benjamin Moore equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Peppercorn?
- Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore do not publish an official equivalent for this pair. The nearest Benjamin Moore color in this set, by CIEDE2000 color distance on the manufacturer-published hex values, is Wrought Iron (2124-10), at delta E 4.97. That is a screen-color distance, not a match of the liquid paint, and the two can look different on a wall.
Hex and LRV copied from Sherwin-Williams color page for Peppercorn SW 7674 · https://www.sherwin-williams.com/sherwinwilliams/SW7674-peppercorn · retrieved 2026-10-30