Quick Review of Seal Skin (SW 7675) by Sherwin Williams

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In this post, we will review Sherwin-Williams’ Seal skin and take a look at its undertones and recommended use.

Sherwin Williams Sealskin in a nutshell

Seal skin (SW 7675) is a black warm color with brown undertones. It has been a part of the 2017 Unbounded, Curiosity, Cool Neutrals, and Timeless Color Wall color collections. Sealskin will look beautiful as an accent color in the brown shade color scheme.

What is Sherwin-Williams Seal Skin LRV?

The Light Reflectance Value of Seal skin (SW 7675) is 6, which means very little light reflects off it and it is very dark. Pure black’s LRV would be 1.

Compare Sealskin to other black paint colors

Sealskin vs Iron Ore

Sherwin Williams Seal skin and Iron Ore have the same LRV, which means they are both as dark, but Iron Ore has cool black undertones, while Slealskin has brown warm undertones.

Sealskin vs Urbane Bronze

When compared to Sherwin Williams Urbane Bronze (LRV 8), Seal skin (LRV 6) is darker by 2 points, it also feels more vibrant. Urban Brown is more toned down. Also, Urban Brown has green undertones, while Sherwin Williams Seal Skin has brown undertones.

Complimentary Colors for Seal Skin

Because of its brown undertones, Sherwin Williams Seal Skin will look great with the warm color palette. Here are some of the colors that would look good with Seal Skin:

SW 9168 Elephant Ear, SW 6228 Refuge, and SW 7636 Origami White.

Here is a home color palette I created on Etsy using Sherwin Williams Sealskin

Sherwin Williams Seal Skin Uses

Sealskin is a beautiful warm black color and has many uses. It can be used as an accent color for a specific room or a powder room, on an accent wall, cabinet color, on trim, or as an exterior trim color or entry door.

SW 7675 Sealskin Trim and Cabinets

Sherwin Williams Seal Skin Exterior Use

Seal Skin Sherwin Williams Front Door

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Conclusion

Sherwin Williams Seal skin is one of the popular dark accent colors with a shade of brown. It is a beautiful accent color that will work great for your home if you are going for warm natural tones.

If you need help with creating a color scheme for your home reach out to me at Etsy