Dusty Heather (SW 9073)
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Dusty Heather (SW 9073) is a deep, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 28, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dusty Heather
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dusty Heather 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 Dusty Heather, 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 | Flower Box | CSP-530 | 28.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Violet Shadow | 620F-4 | 28.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mulberry Shadow | 4003-4A | 32 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Prophetic Sea | 1042-5 | 26 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Dusty Heather (LRV 28) by LRV.
Lighter than Dusty Heather
Darker than Dusty Heather
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9073 |
| Hex | #8990A3 |
| RGB | 137, 144, 163 |
| HSL | 224°, 12%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.8, 1.5, -10.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dusty Heather (SW 9073), published as #8990A3
#7787A1
#9B99A3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dusty Heather (SW 9073)?
- Dusty Heather has an LRV of 28. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dusty Heather is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dusty Heather in another brand?
- Violet Shadow (Behr 620F-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dusty Heather warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dusty Heather as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.9; 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.