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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 7642

Sherwin-Williams Pavestone#A89F8E · LRV 35

Pavestone reads as a red-orange / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 7642 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAVESTONE
RGB 168, 159, 142 LRV 35

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Pavestone
SKU SW 7642
Hex #A89F8E
RGB 168, 159, 142
HSL 39°, 13%, 61%
LRV 35
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

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.

KOMPOZIT
Wood Shadow
SKU 0205 · #A79E90 · LRV 35
ΔE 1.35 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.79
All neutral at Valspar →
6002-1C
#A9A191
Gray Silt
ΔE 0.79 · LRV 35.9
8004-25D
#A69D86
Sage the Day
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 34
V146-4
#A69D86
Sage the Day
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 34.1
6005-1C
#ACA194
Smoked Oyster
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 36.3
8004-26D
#A6A290
Green Turquoise
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 36

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.96
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1024-5
#A79D8D
Stonehenge Greige
ΔE 0.96 · LRV 34
1021-4
#A99A89
Diversion
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 33
1019-4
#A99F96
Simmering Smoke
ΔE 4.03 · LRV 35
1076-4
#B09F8F
Cuppa Coffee
ΔE 4.27 · LRV 36
1028-4
#A1A18F
Smoky Slate
ΔE 4.77 · LRV 35

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1
All neutral at Behr →
N230-4
#A59C8C
Chic Taupe
ΔE 1 · LRV 34
MQ2-52
#ABA192
Roadside
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 36
UL170-20
#AEA18F
Sierra Sand
ΔE 2.09 · LRV 36
N210-4
#A5A394
Espresso Martini
ΔE 3.6 · LRV 36
BXC-10
#A1A18E
Warm Stone
ΔE 4.91 · LRV 35

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.55
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-128
#A39B89
Antiquing
ΔE 1.55 · LRV 33
JG-114
#AAA497
Quaint Cottage
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 37
JG-135
#A19C96
Watering Can
ΔE 4.95 · LRV 34
JG-137
#A3A7A1
Vintage Weathervane
ΔE 7.47 · LRV 38
JG-75
#97A399
Clean Slate
ΔE 9.88 · LRV 35

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.11
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1552
#A7A094
River
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 35
CC-604
#AC9F89
Turret
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 35
1531
#A9A28A
Victorian
ΔE 3.31 · LRV 36
1006
#AA9B8E
Creekbed
ΔE 4.26 · LRV 34
AC-39
#AA9B8E
Mt.
ΔE 4.26 · LRV 34

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.33
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6215
#A89983
Wooden Peg
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 33
DE6235
#AAA388
Northgate Green
ΔE 4.34 · LRV 37
DEC717
#B69E87
Baked Potato
ΔE 6.51 · LRV 36
DEC777
#9DA28E
Meadowood
ΔE 7.3 · LRV 35
DE6060
#A79994
Twilight Taupe
ΔE 7.46 · LRV 33

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.86
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-64
#9FA47B
Extra Virgin
ΔE 10.86 · LRV 35
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 11.73 · LRV 36
PNT100-DP-78
#99AAA4
Mellow Mood
ΔE 12.04 · LRV 38
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 14.04 · LRV 34
PNT100-MD-58
#8EA992
OMGreen
ΔE 14.98 · LRV 36

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A89F8E in HSL space. Pair Pavestone with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A89F8E + #8E97A8
TRIADIC
#A89F8E · #8EA89F · #9F8EA8
ANALOGOUS
#A8928E · #A89F8E · #A4A88E

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.62:1 fail
Sample text on black
8.01:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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