Sherwin Williams Monorail Silver SW 7663

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Sherwin Williams SW 7663 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
Monorail Silver for exterior (1 photo)
Sherwin Williams Monorail Silver reviews (6 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Monorail Silver undertones?
Is Monorail Silver SW 7663 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Monorail Silver
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Monorail Silver SW 7663
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Monorail Silver SW 7663
Code:	SW 7663
Name:	Monorail Silver
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Living Well

What color is Sherwin Williams Monorail Silver?

Sherwin Williams Monorail Silver SW 7663 is a light, muted gray with a faint cool green-blue cast visible beneath its soft surface. Its gentle depth keeps it from reading as stark white, making it useful for whole-room walls in bedrooms, bathrooms, and open living areas. In clear daylight, Monorail Silver can appear slightly cooler and cleaner, while warm artificial lighting tends to soften it toward a more neutral gray. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, charcoal accents, or natural stone with cool gray veining. This shade also suits cabinetry or an exterior body color when a quiet, low-contrast gray is preferred.

Sherwin Williams SW 7663 on kitchen cabinets

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

Sherwin Williams Monorail Silver Kitchen Cabinets

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Monorail Silver 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 cool grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

Sherwin Williams Monorail Silver Exterior

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Sherwin Williams Monorail Silver reviews (6 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.

Sherwin Williams Monorail Silver Living Room

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What are Sherwin Williams Monorail Silver undertones?

Monorail Silver is a mid-light, near-neutral light gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#B8BCBB

RGB code:

184, 188, 187

Is Sherwin Williams Monorail Silver cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 165°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

SW 7663 Monorail Silver HSL code: 165, 3%, 73%

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 Monorail Silver

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

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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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Monorail Silver:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Monorail Silver with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 345, such as Sherwin Williams Whimsical White and Chaise Mauve.

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LRV of Monorail Silver

Monorail Silver has an LRV of 49.54% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why 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 49.54%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#b8bcbb
RGB Decimal	184, 188, 187
RGB Percent	72.16%, 73.73%, 73.33%
HSV	Hue: 165° Saturation: 2.13% Value: 73.73%
HSL	hsl(165, 3, 73)
CMYK	Cyan: 2.13 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.53 Key: 26.27
YIQ	Y: 186.69 I: -2.062 Q: -1.157
XYZ	X: 46.718 Y: 49.744 Z: 54.141
CIE Lab	L:75.912 a:-1.579 b:0.022
CIE Luv	L:75.912 u:-2.197 v:0.305
Decimal	12106939
Hunter Lab	70.53, -5.192, 3.858