Rest Assured (SW 9061)

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Rest Assured (SW 9061) is a medium, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rest Assured
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rest Assured 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 Rest Assured, 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 | Daydream | CSP-615 | 49.6 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Alluring Blue | ICC-99 | 51.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | High Noon | 5001-5B | 52 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Kingston Aqua | 1150-4 | 46 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Rest Assured (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Rest Assured
Darker than Rest Assured
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9061 |
| Hex | #9BBFC9 |
| RGB | 155, 191, 201 |
| HSL | 193°, 30%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.1, -9.8, -9.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rest Assured (SW 9061), published as #9BBFC9
#87B5C7
#AFC9C9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rest Assured (SW 9061)?
- Rest Assured has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rest Assured is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Rest Assured in another brand?
- Alluring Blue (Behr ICC-99) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Rest Assured warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rest Assured as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.0; 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.