Mineral
There is more to Sherwin-Williams Mineral (9637) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its neutral temperature leaves room for surrounding materials and light to pull the color warmer or cooler. 1 sourced room photo offers a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
#B0B7B7LRV
46.40
Mineral in Rooms
Follow Mineral from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 1 sourced room photo offers a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Living Room Photo
Viewed across 1 living room image in a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight, Mineral (9637) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 46.4 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Living room walls in Mineral create depth with cool, sophisticated undertones.
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Coordinating Colors
Mineral reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mineral reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 4), opening up a space where Night Watch encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Samovar Silver the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (46 vs 43) makes Mineral the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (50 vs 46) makes Monorail Silver the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (46 vs 43) makes Mineral the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 42) makes Mineral the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Mauve Tinge reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 46), opening up a space where Mineral encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (50 vs 46) makes Studio Mauve the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 5, Mineral is decisively the brighter choice.
Vaguely Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mineral reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 27), opening up a space where Rosaline Pearl encloses it.
Mineral reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 5), opening up a space where Cracked Pepper encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Samovar Silver the marginally brighter of the two.
Gray Screen reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 46), opening up a space where Mineral encloses it.
Darker Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (46 vs 37) makes Mineral the marginally brighter of the two.
Mineral reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 26, Mineral is decisively the brighter choice.
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Manufacturer description
This versatile medium gray strikes a perfect balance between warmth and coolness, evoking the understated elegance of polished stone and concrete. Its balanced undertones make it an ideal backdrop for any room, allowing furnishings and artwork to take center stage while adding quiet sophistication.
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