Sherwin Williams Adaptive Shade SW 7053
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- Adaptive Shade for living room (3 photos)
- Adaptive Shade for exterior (1 photo)
- Sherwin Williams Adaptive Shade reviews (3 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Adaptive Shade undertones?
- Is Adaptive Shade SW 7053 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Adaptive Shade
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Adaptive Shade SW 7053
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Adaptive Shade SW 7053 |
| Code: | SW 7053 |
| Name: | Adaptive Shade |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams Adaptive Shade?
Sherwin Williams Adaptive Shade SW 7053 is a muted mid-tone taupe with a noticeable gray cast and soft brown-beige warmth underneath. Its balanced, low-saturation character keeps it from reading overly beige, while the earthy base prevents it from feeling starkly cool. In bright daylight, Adaptive Shade can appear more greige and gently weathered; under warm lamps, its brown undertone becomes more apparent. It makes a grounded wall color for living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways, especially alongside creamy whites, charcoal accents, and natural oak. Use it on cabinetry or an exterior trim detail when paired with stone, aged bronze hardware, or textured linen-like finishes.
Adaptive Shade for living room (3 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space
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Adaptive Shade for exterior
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Sherwin Williams Adaptive Shade reviews (3 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Sherwin Williams Adaptive Shade undertones?
Adaptive Shade is a midtone, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
134, 126, 112
Is Sherwin Williams Adaptive Shade cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 38°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
SW 7053 Adaptive Shade HSL code: 38, 9%, 48%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Adaptive Shade
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this black shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Adaptive Shade:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
SW 7053
Adaptive Shade
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Adaptive Shade with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Sherwin Williams Rain Cloud and Sea Mariner.
LRV of Adaptive Shade
Adaptive Shade has an LRV of 21.24% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 21.24%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #867e70 |
| RGB Decimal | 134, 126, 112 |
| RGB Percent | 52.55%, 49.41%, 43.92% |
| HSV | Hue: 38° Saturation: 16.42% Value: 52.55% |
| HSL | hsl(38, 9, 48) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.97 Yellow: 16.42 Key: 47.45 |
| YIQ | Y: 126.796 I: 9.266 Q: -2.665 |
| XYZ | X: 20.217 Y: 21.16 Z: 18.344 |
| CIE Lab | L:53.124 a:0.515 b:8.719 |
| CIE Luv | L:53.124 u:5.6 v:11.518 |
| Decimal | 8814192 |
| Hunter Lab | 46.0, -2.052, 8.556 |
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