Porch Ceiling (SW 9063)
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Porch Ceiling (SW 9063) is a medium, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Porch Ceiling
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Porch Ceiling 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 Porch Ceiling, 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 | Crisp Morning Air | 780 | 57.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Caribbean Coast | 550D-4 | 51.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Ice Sculpture | 5001-7B | 55 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Windsor Way | 1239-3 | 55 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Porch Ceiling (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Porch Ceiling
Darker than Porch Ceiling
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9063 |
| Hex | #9BC8DE |
| RGB | 155, 200, 222 |
| HSL | 200°, 50%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.2, -9.6, -15.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Porch Ceiling (SW 9063), published as #9BC8DE
#86BEDC
#B0D2DE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Porch Ceiling (SW 9063)?
- Porch Ceiling has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Porch Ceiling is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Porch Ceiling in another brand?
- Caribbean Coast (Behr 550D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Porch Ceiling warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Porch Ceiling as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -15.7; 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.