Sherwin Williams Cracked Pepper SW 9580

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Code:SW 9580
Name:Cracked Pepper
Brand:Sherwin Williams
Collections:Emerald Designer Edition - Minimal + Modern

What color is Sherwin Williams Cracked Pepper?

Sherwin Williams Cracked Pepper SW 9580 is a deep, muted charcoal with a noticeable brown cast that keeps it from reading as a flat black. Its low-light value gives walls, cabinetry, and trim a grounded, substantial look, while daylight reveals the softened earthy undertone in #483c37. Use it in a dining room, study, or powder room for a dark envelope, or reserve it for kitchen islands and built-ins against lighter walls. Cracked Pepper pairs well with warm off-whites, aged brass, natural oak, and stone with beige or charcoal variation. In dim rooms, this shade can appear nearly black, so samples are especially useful before covering large surfaces.

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LRV of Cracked Pepper

Cracked Pepper has an LRV of 4.84% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect lightWhy LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 4.84%, 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.

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FormatCode
HEX#483c37
RGB Decimal72, 60, 55
RGB Percent28.24%, 23.53%, 21.57%
HSVHue: 18° Saturation: 23.61% Value: 28.24%
HSLhsl(18, 13, 25)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 16.67 Yellow: 23.61 Key: 71.76
YIQY: 63.018 I: 8.758 Q: 0.982
XYZX: 4.978 Y: 4.885 Z: 4.294
CIE LabL:26.406 a:4.287 b:5.036
CIE LuvL:26.406 u:7.081 v:4.835
Decimal4734007
Hunter Lab22.103, 1.52, 3.953

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