Paint colors · Sherwin-Williams, as published by the brand

Silver Strand (SW 7057): hex #C8CBC4, LRV and undertone

Silver Strand (SW 7057) from Sherwin-Williams is #C8CBC4 with an LRV of 58.971. It measures as a true neutral with almost no undertone, and black text reaches 12.79:1.

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

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsSilver StrandSW 7057

Hex: #C8CBC4
RGB: 200, 203, 196
LRV: 58.971
Undertone: True neutral

LRV 58.971. Mid-tone: noticeably colored; best in rooms with good daylight.

Almost no undertone (chroma 0.010): it reads as a clean gray in most light.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Reserved WhiteSW 7056
Illusive GreenSW 9164
Vintage VesselSW 9050

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 swatchSilver Strandlight gray

HEX: #C8CBC4
RGB: rgb(200, 203, 196)
HSL: hsl(86, 6%, 78%)

Best text on it: black at 12.79:1

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Silver Strand#C8CBC4

Every code for Silver Strand

HEX#C8CBC4
RGBrgb(200, 203, 196)
HSLhsl(86, 6%, 78%)
HSV86°, 3%, 80%
CMYK1%, 0%, 3%, 20%
Lablab(81.3% -2 3.1)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.01 125.7)
Decimal13159364

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#FAFAF9
80%#F4F5F3
70%#EFEFED
60%#E9EAE7
50%#E4E5E2
40%#DEE0DC
30%#D9DBD6
20%#D3D5D0
10%#CED0CA
Base#C8CBC4
10%#B4B7B0
20%#A0A29D
30%#8C8E89
40%#787A76
50%#646662
60%#50514E
70%#3C3D3B
80%#282927
90%#141414

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#C1C4BD
20%#BABCB6
30%#B2B5B0
40%#ABADA9
50%#A4A6A2
60%#9D9E9B
70%#969794
80%#8E8F8E
90%#878887

Matching colors

Complementary

#C8CBC4
#C7C4CB

Analogous

#CBCBC4
#C8CBC4
#C5CBC4

Triadic

#C8CBC4
#C4C8CB
#CBC4C8

Split complementary

#C8CBC4
#C4C5CB
#CBC4CB

Tetradic (square)

#C8CBC4
#C4CBCB
#C7C4CB
#CBC4C5

Monochromatic

#7C8373
#A2A79B
#C8CBC4
#EEEFED
#F5F5F4

Silver Strand 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.

Silver Strand with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Silver Strand
Triad #C4C8CB
Triad #CBC4C8
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Silver Strand in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; silver strand carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Silver Strand

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#C8CBC4
Protanopia (no red cones)#CCCAC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#CBCAC4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#C8CAC9

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.64:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	12.79:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.64:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	12.79:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.43:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --silver-strand: #c8cbc4;
  --silver-strand-rgb: 200 203 196;
  --silver-strand-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Silver Strand is SW 7057 in the Sherwin-Williams range, with the hex value #C8CBC4 and RGB 200, 203, 196. Green leads by three steps over red and seven over blue, but the effect is tiny, which is why the file calls its undertone a true neutral.

Numbers and what they imply

HSL comes out at hsl(86, 6%, 78%) and OKLCH at oklch(83.8% 0.01 125.7). A chroma of 0.010 is about as low as a paint chip gets without being pure gray, so this color looks like a plain gray under nearly any lighting. The LRV is 58.971, in the mid-tone band, which makes it look like a definite color on the wall and favors rooms with plenty of daylight. Dim rooms will make it look heavier than the chip does in the store.

Pairings from the brand

Three coordinating colors are listed: Reserved White (SW 7056), Illusive Green (SW 9164) and Vintage Vessel (SW 9050). None of the three has a page here, so they stay as names and codes. Reserved White is the likely wall-and-trim partner by name, while the other two are for accents, and only a physical chip will tell you how far apart they sit.

Worked example

Consider a west-facing home office with a gray-brown desk and a closet with sliding doors. West light turns warm and orange in the late afternoon, which can make a cool-ish gray feel muddy at exactly the hour you are still working. Silver Strand, being nearly neutral, should hold steadier than a gray with a visible tint, though the mid-tone LRV of 58.971 means the room will not feel bright without a lamp. Paint the closet doors in the same color so they recede, and test a chip on two walls, since the one facing the window and the one beside it will look different.

For an app or poster using this fill, black text has a ratio of 12.79:1 and white only 1.64:1, so dark type is the safe choice.

Close colors worth sampling

In the same brand, Pearl Gray (SW 0052) is ΔE 1.1, a difference a painted wall would barely show. Sea Salt (SW 6204) is 1.9, still under 2, though it carries more green in practice than the numbers suggest. Repose Gray (SW 7015) is 3.2, related but visible.

From other brands, Benjamin Moore Gray Cashmere (2138-60) is 2.7 and Behr Silver Bullet (N520-2) is 3.3. Benjamin Moore Healing Aloe (1562) and Smoke Embers (1466) are both 4.0. Compare samples before committing.