Dried Lavender (SW 9072)
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Dried Lavender (SW 9072) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dried Lavender
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dried Lavender 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 Dried Lavender, 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 | Oxford Gray | 2128-40 | 28.8 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Stratus | T16-13 | 28.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Gray Lavender | 4005-4A | 26 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Blueberry Muffin | 1164-5 | 27 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Dried Lavender (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Dried Lavender
Darker than Dried Lavender
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9072 |
| Hex | #8595AA |
| RGB | 133, 149, 170 |
| HSL | 214°, 18%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.1, -1.0, -12.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dried Lavender (SW 9072), published as #8595AA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dried Lavender (SW 9072)?
- Dried Lavender has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dried Lavender is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dried Lavender in another brand?
- Stratus (Behr T16-13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Dried Lavender warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dried Lavender as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.9; 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.