Sherwin-Williams Peppercorn#5C5852 · LRV 11
Why this color. The warm dark charcoal SW pushes opposite Iron Ore — top-3 dark-room search.
Peppercorn reads as a red-orange / warm — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 7674 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Peppercorn |
| SKU | SW 7674 |
| Hex | #5C5852 |
| RGB | 92, 88, 82 |
| HSL | 36°, 6%, 34% |
| LRV | 11 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Gray |
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 gray from that brand.
Behr
Magnolia Home
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Valspar
Clare
Farrow & Ball
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #5C5852 in HSL space. Pair Peppercorn 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.