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Pewter Cast SW 7673 (Sherwin-Williams): hex #9B9893, LRV and undertone

Pewter Cast (SW 7673) from Sherwin-Williams is #9B9893 with an LRV of 31.4. It measures as a true neutral gray, and black text on it reaches 7.30:1.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsPewter CastSW 7673

Hex: #9B9893
RGB: 155, 152, 147
LRV: 31.401
Undertone: True neutral

LRV 31.401. Dark: a deep color that absorbs most light; often used on cabinets, doors and accent walls.

Almost no undertone (chroma 0.008): it reads as a clean gray in most light.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Extra WhiteSW 7006
Pure WhiteSW 7005
Funky YellowSW 6913

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Sherwin-Williams on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Sherwin-Williams.

ColorPlum swatchPewter Castmedium gray

HEX: #9B9893
RGB: rgb(155, 152, 147)
HSL: hsl(38, 4%, 59%)

Best text on it: black at 7.30:1

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Every code for Pewter Cast

HEX#9B9893
RGBrgb(155, 152, 147)
HSLhsl(38, 4%, 59%)
HSV38°, 5%, 61%
CMYK0%, 2%, 5%, 39%
Lablab(63% 0.4 3)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.008 80.7)
Decimal10197139

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Pewter Cast in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#F5F5F4
80%#EBEAE9
70%#E1E0DF
60%#D7D6D4
50%#CDCCC9
40%#C3C1BE
30%#B9B7B3
20%#AFADA9
10%#A5A29E
Base#9B9893
10%#8C8984
20%#7C7A76
30%#6D6A67
40%#5D5B58
50%#4E4C4A
60%#3E3D3B
70%#2F2E2C
80%#1F1E1D
90%#100F0F

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#989691
20%#96938F
30%#93918D
40%#908E8B
50%#8E8C8A
60%#8B8A88
70%#888786
80%#858584
90%#838282

Matching colors

Complementary

#9B9893
#93969B

Analogous

#9B9493
#9B9893
#9A9B93

Triadic

#9B9893
#939B98
#98939B

Split complementary

#9B9893
#939A9B
#94939B

Tetradic (square)

#9B9893
#939B94
#93969B
#9B939A

Monochromatic

#4D4B48
#75726C
#9B9893
#C0BEBB
#E5E4E2

Pewter Cast in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Pewter Cast with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Pewter Cast
Triad #939B98
Triad #98939B
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Pewter Cast in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; pewter cast carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Pewter Cast

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#9B9893
Protanopia (no red cones)#999893
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#9A9993
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#9D9797

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	2.87:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	7.30:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	2.87:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	7.30:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	2.50:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --pewter-cast: #9b9893;
  --pewter-cast-rgb: 155 152 147;
  --pewter-cast-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Pewter Cast is Sherwin-Williams SW 7673, a medium gray with hex #9B9893 and RGB 155, 152, 147. The channels are close together, so there is very little hue in it, which makes it an easy gray to place beside wood, stone or colorful art.

Reading the gray

The LRV is 31.4, in the dark band, so this is a gray that holds light well below the pale walls most rooms use. HSL is hsl(38, 4%, 59%), CMYK is 0%, 2%, 5%, 39%, and OKLCH is oklch(68.1% 0.008 80.7). A chroma of 0.008 is why it counts as a true neutral: it reads as a clean gray in most light. The faint warm tilt in the hue angle of 81 degrees only becomes visible if you set it against a cold blue-gray.

Matches near and far

The closest Sherwin-Williams color is Rushing River (SW 7746) at ΔE 3.9, related but visible. Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) is 5 and Steely Gray (SW 7664) is 6.6, so the latter is clearly different and cooler. Benjamin Moore Platinum Gray (HC-179) is 5.4, Sage Mountain (1488) is 6.3, Copley Gray (HC-104) is 7.4 and Fieldstone (1558) is 7.7. Nothing here is under 2, so there is no stand-in that disappears on a wall.

Worked example

A home office facing east with a white ceiling is a good test. Paint the walls in Pewter Cast and the ceiling and trim in one of the two white coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams lists: Extra White (SW 7006, #EEEFEA) or Pure White (SW 7005, #EDECE6). Extra White is a hair cooler on the screen, Pure White a hair warmer, so choose by looking at both next to a window. The third listed color, Funky Yellow (SW 6913), has no page here and is a loud accent; a single chair or a pillow in that shade would pop against the gray. Morning sun brightens the walls toward the mid-tone, while an overcast afternoon makes them look flatter.

Text on the gray

Black text on #9B9893 measures 7.30:1, and white text measures 2.87:1. Use black or near-black lettering if this gray is a background on a sign or web panel.

Grays at this depth are forgiving of scuffs and shadows, which is part of their appeal in mudrooms, offices and kids' spaces. The risk is mood: under weak north light a mid-tone gray can feel cold even when the paint itself is neutral. If that worries you, add warm bulbs and a rug with some color, and keep the trim on the warmer end of the whites.