Aquastone (SW 9043)
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Aquastone (SW 9043) is a medium, neutral green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Aquastone
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Aquastone by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Aquastone, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Brookdale Gardens | 599 | 48.3 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Thermal Aqua | HDC-SM14-6 | 54.9 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Green Charm | 5008-8A | 48 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pale Jade | 1230-4 | 46 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Aquastone (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Aquastone
Darker than Aquastone
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9043 |
| Hex | #89C6B7 |
| RGB | 137, 198, 183 |
| HSL | 165°, 35%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.5, -22.8, 1.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Aquastone (SW 9043), published as #89C6B7
#75BCB5
#9DD0B7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Aquastone (SW 9043)?
- Aquastone has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Aquastone is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Aquastone in another brand?
- Brookdale Gardens (BM 599) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Aquastone warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Aquastone as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.