Sherwin Williams Backdrop SW 7025
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- Backdrop for living room (3 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 7025 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
- Backdrop for exterior (1 photo)
- Sherwin Williams Backdrop reviews (3 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Backdrop undertones?
- Is Backdrop SW 7025 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Backdrop
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Backdrop SW 7025
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Backdrop SW 7025 |
| Code: | SW 7025 |
| Name: | Backdrop |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | 2016 Nouveau Narrative |
What color is Sherwin Williams Backdrop?
Sherwin Williams Backdrop SW 7025 is a muted medium-depth gray-brown with a gently warm, earthy cast. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly brown, giving walls a grounded neutral presence rather than a sharp gray look. In bright daylight, Backdrop can appear softer and more balanced, while lower or warmer lighting may bring out its brown-taupe side. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and dining spaces where a deeper neutral is wanted without the heaviness of charcoal. Pair it with creamy off-whites, black metal details, natural oak, linen upholstery, and stone finishes for a layered, restrained palette.
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LRV of Backdrop
Backdrop has an LRV of 20.25% 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 20.25%, 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 | #867a6f |
| RGB Decimal | 134, 122, 111 |
| RGB Percent | 52.55%, 47.84%, 43.53% |
| HSV | Hue: 29° Saturation: 17.16% Value: 52.55% |
| HSL | hsl(29, 9, 48) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.96 Yellow: 17.16 Key: 47.45 |
| YIQ | Y: 124.334 I: 10.686 Q: -0.885 |
| XYZ | X: 19.66 Y: 20.136 Z: 17.886 |
| CIE Lab | L:51.99 a:2.639 b:7.692 |
| CIE Luv | L:51.99 u:7.888 v:9.777 |
| Decimal | 8813167 |
| Hunter Lab | 44.873, -0.321, 7.779 |
