Sherwin-Williams Knitting Needles#C3C1BC · LRV 53
Knitting Needles reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 7672 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Knitting Needles |
| SKU | SW 7672 |
| Hex | #C3C1BC |
| RGB | 195, 193, 188 |
| HSL | 43°, 6%, 75% |
| LRV | 53 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Neutral |
About Sherwin-Williams Knitting Needles
At LRV 53, Knitting Needles is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Knitting Needles is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Valspar
Clare
PPG / Glidden
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Knitting Needles within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C3C1BC in HSL space. Pair Knitting Needles with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.