Sherwin Williams Mountain Road SW 7743

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Mountain Road for exterior (4 photos)
Sherwin Williams Mountain Road reviews (6 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Mountain Road undertones?
Is Mountain Road SW 7743 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Mountain Road
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Mountain Road SW 7743
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Mountain Road SW 7743
Code:	SW 7743
Name:	Mountain Road
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Free Spirit, Gentle Medley

What color is Sherwin Williams Mountain Road?

Sherwin Williams Mountain Road SW 7743 is a muted mid-tone neutral with a soft olive-khaki cast beneath its gray surface. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded and understated rather than overtly green or yellow. In warm daylight, Mountain Road can read a little earthier, while cooler light brings forward its stony gray side. It suits living rooms, studies, and bedrooms where a deeper neutral is wanted without the heaviness of charcoal. Pair it with creamy off-whites, weathered wood, black metal, and warm linen fabrics, or use it on cabinetry for a quiet contrast against pale walls.

Mountain Road for exterior (4 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 grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Sherwin Williams Mountain Road 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.

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What are Sherwin Williams Mountain Road undertones?

Mountain Road reads as a midtone, very muted neutral with a soft yellow-leaning cast that can make it appear khaki-gray or subdued olive-gray depending on the setting. The yellow bias in the supplied digital sample is subtle, so it should not be treated as a strong or fixed undertone. Sherwin-Williams classifies Mountain Road as a Neutral, which fits its overall low-saturation, gray-grounded character rather than pointing to a specific undertone. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its muted yellow warmth, while cool daylight can make it look grayer and slightly more reserved.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#868578

RGB code:

134, 133, 120

Is Sherwin Williams Mountain Road cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 56°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

SW 7743 Mountain Road HSL code: 56, 6%, 50%

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 Mountain Road

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

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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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Mountain Road:

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 Mountain Road with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 236, such as Sherwin Williams Starry Night and Soulful Blue.

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LRV of Mountain Road

Mountain Road has an LRV of 23.2% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 23.2%, 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	#868578
RGB Decimal	134, 133, 120
RGB Percent	52.55%, 52.16%, 47.06%
HSV	Hue: 56° Saturation: 10.45% Value: 52.55%
HSL	hsl(56, 6, 50)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.75 Yellow: 10.45 Key: 47.45
YIQ	Y: 131.817 I: 4.773 Q: -3.834
XYZ	X: 21.609 Y: 23.2 Z: 21.104
CIE Lab	L:55.277 a:-2.067 b:7.148
CIE Luv	L:55.277 u:1.306 v:10.038
Decimal	8815992
Hunter Lab	48.166, -4.211, 7.738