Dyer's Woad (SW 9071)
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Dyer's Woad (SW 9071) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 30, so it reflects about 30 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dyer's Woad
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dyer's Woad 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 Dyer's Woad, 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 | Denim Wash | 838 | 35.2 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Mystery | MQ5-51 | 31.6 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Office Blue | 4005-6A | 32 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Walden Pond | 1159-4 | 31 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Dyer's Woad (LRV 30) by LRV.
Lighter than Dyer's Woad
Darker than Dyer's Woad
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9071 |
| Hex | #7B99B0 |
| RGB | 123, 153, 176 |
| HSL | 206°, 25%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.8, -4.9, -15.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dyer's Woad (SW 9071), published as #7B99B0
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#8FA3B0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dyer's Woad (SW 9071)?
- Dyer's Woad has an LRV of 30. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dyer's Woad is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dyer's Woad in another brand?
- Walden Pond (PPG 1159-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Dyer's Woad warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dyer's Woad as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -15.4; 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.