Sherwin Williams Griffin SW 7026
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- Griffin for living room (5 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 7026 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
- Griffin for exterior (5 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Griffin reviews (1 photo)
- What are Sherwin Williams Griffin undertones?
- Is Griffin SW 7026 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Griffin
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Griffin SW 7026
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Griffin SW 7026 |
| Code: | SW 7026 |
| Name: | Griffin |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Enthusiast |
What color is Sherwin Williams Griffin?
Sherwin Williams Griffin SW 7026 is a muted, medium-dark gray-brown with a noticeably earthy cast. Its warmth comes through as soft taupe and brown rather than a strong red or yellow undertone, keeping the color grounded and restrained. In bright daylight, Griffin can read as a weathered warm gray, while lower or cooler light draws out its deeper charcoal-brown side. It has enough depth for a dining room, den, or exterior trim, and it can make cabinetry feel substantial without looking black. Pair it with creamy off-whites, aged brass, natural oak, charcoal textiles, or stone finishes with warm gray variation.
Griffin for living room (5 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams SW 7026 on kitchen cabinets
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm beige hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Griffin for exterior (5 photos)
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 beige hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Sherwin Williams Griffin reviews
View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige 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 Griffin undertones?
Griffin reads as a midtone, deeply muted neutral with a brown-gray overall character and low saturation. In the supplied digital sample, its subtle bias leans slightly warm, toward orange with a faint red and yellow cast, though that undertone is restrained rather than pronounced. Sherwin-Williams identifies Griffin as a neutral color but does not specify an undertone on the provided official page. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its brown warmth, while cool daylight can make its gray side appear more noticeable.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
111, 100, 89
Is Sherwin Williams Griffin cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 30°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
SW 7026 Griffin HSL code: 30, 11%, 39%
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 Griffin
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Griffin:
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
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 Griffin with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 210, such as Sherwin Williams Mount Etna and Debonair.
LRV of Griffin
Griffin has an LRV of 13.12% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 13.12%, 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 | #6f6459 |
| RGB Decimal | 111, 100, 89 |
| RGB Percent | 43.53%, 39.22%, 34.90% |
| HSV | Hue: 30° Saturation: 19.82% Value: 43.53% |
| HSL | hsl(30, 11, 39) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 9.91 Yellow: 19.82 Key: 56.47 |
| YIQ | Y: 102.035 I: 10.09 Q: -1.096 |
| XYZ | X: 12.916 Y: 13.215 Z: 11.319 |
| CIE Lab | L:43.086 a:2.376 b:7.833 |
| CIE Luv | L:43.086 u:7.248 v:9.479 |
| Decimal | 7300185 |
| Hunter Lab | 36.353, -0.199, 6.986 |
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