Sherwin Williams Peppercorn SW 7674

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Peppercorn for bedroom (16 photos)
Peppercorn for living room (15 photos)
Sherwin Williams Peppercorn for bathroom (8 photos)
Sherwin Williams SW 7674 on kitchen cabinets (12 photos)
Peppercorn for exterior (11 photos)
Sherwin Williams Peppercorn reviews (17 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Peppercorn undertones?
Is Peppercorn SW 7674 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Peppercorn
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Peppercorn SW 7674
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Peppercorn SW 7674
Code:	SW 7674
Name:	Peppercorn
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Top 50 Colors, Purely Refined, Cool Neutrals, Reasoned

What color is Sherwin Williams Peppercorn?

Sherwin Williams Peppercorn SW 7674 is a deep charcoal gray with a noticeable blue-black cast, especially in cooler daylight. It can read nearly black on cabinets, doors, or a fireplace surround, while larger walls show more of its smoky gray character. In a north-facing room, Peppercorn tends to feel crisper and slightly moodier; warm lamps and evening sun bring out a softer, charcoal warmth. It looks especially grounded beside warm white trim, natural oak, walnut furniture, aged brass, and pale stone. Use it for a dining room, office, mudroom cabinetry, or exterior shutters when you want strong contrast without the flatness of pure black.

Peppercorn for bedroom (16 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Dark walls in a bedroom Sherwin Williams Peppercorn

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Bedroom accent wall with panelling Peppercorn Sherwin Williams

@brittany_bisulca

Dark grey accent bedroom wall Peppercorn by Sherwin Williams

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Peppercorn for living room (15 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

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@susanyeleyhomes

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Accent grey wall with plants Sherwin Williams Peppercorn

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Plants on grey wall Sherwin Williams Peppercorn color

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Dark grey walls Peppercorn SW 7674 with modern brass chandelier

@merrilymodern

Stylish interior with Sherwin Williams Peppercorn paint review

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Sherwin Williams SW 7674 for bathroom (8 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm dark grey real bathrooms.

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Sherwin Williams SW 7674 on kitchen cabinets (12 photos)

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

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SW Peppercorn kitchen cabinets paint review

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Sherwin Williams Peppercorn Kitchen Cabinets

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@dove.studio

Laundry room painted cabinets with Sherwin Williams Peppercorn

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Peppercorn for exterior (11 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 Peppercorn House Exterior

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Sherwin Williams Peppercorn reviews (17 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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Wall moldings on accent wall Sherwin Williams Peppercorn

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Room makeover with Sherwin Williams Peppercorn paint

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Sherwin Williams Peppercorn review in living room interior

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Dark grey accent wall Sherwin Williams Peppercorn

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What are Sherwin Williams Peppercorn undertones?

Peppercorn is a deep, low-saturation neutral that reads as a dark charcoal gray in the supplied digital sample. Its hue direction is too weak to support a confident undertone call, so it is best viewed as near-neutral rather than clearly warm or cool. Sherwin-Williams lists it in its Neutral color family, which aligns with its visibly balanced gray character. Warm artificial light may make the gray appear a little softer, while cool daylight can make it seem crisper or slightly starker.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#585858

RGB code:

88, 88, 88

Is Sherwin Williams Peppercorn cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 0°, this black shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.

SW 7674 Peppercorn HSL code: 0, 0%, 35%

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 Peppercorn

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

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 Peppercorn:

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

SW 7674
Peppercorn

SW 2818
Renwick Heather

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 Peppercorn with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 180, such as Sherwin Williams Mountain Air and Niebla Azul.

SW 7674
Peppercorn

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LRV of Peppercorn

Peppercorn has an LRV of 10% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 10%, 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	#585858
RGB Decimal	88, 88, 88
RGB Percent	34.51%, 34.51%, 34.51%
HSV	Hue: 0° Saturation: 0.0% Value: 34.51%
HSL	hsl(0, 0, 35)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 65.49
YIQ	Y: 88.0 I: -0.0 Q: -0.0
XYZ	X: 9.275 Y: 9.759 Z: 10.625
CIE Lab	L:37.406 a:-0.001 b:0.002
CIE Luv	L:37.406 u:-0.0 v:0.003
Decimal	5789784
Hunter Lab	31.239, -1.669, 1.702