French Moire (SW 9056)
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French Moire (SW 9056) is a medium, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with French Moire
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for French Moire by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 French Moire, 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 | Cape Blue | 1642 | 46.9 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Clear Vista | PPU13-11 | 48.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | High Noon | 5001-5B | 52 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Blue By You | 1035-3 | 45 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to French Moire (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than French Moire
Darker than French Moire
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9056 |
| Hex | #9FBBC3 |
| RGB | 159, 187, 195 |
| HSL | 193°, 23%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.1, -7.7, -7.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
French Moire (SW 9056), published as #9FBBC3
#8CB1C1
#B2C5C3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of French Moire (SW 9056)?
- French Moire has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so French Moire is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to French Moire in another brand?
- Cape Blue (BM 1642) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is French Moire warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists French Moire as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.2; 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.