Berry Cream (SW 9075)
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Berry Cream (SW 9075) is a deep, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 28, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Berry Cream
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Berry Cream by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Berry Cream, 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 | Hazy Lilac | 2116-40 | 29.2 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Ancestry Violet | S100-4 | 30 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Sweet Purple | 1003-7C | 28 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Wright Murasaki | FLLW771 | 28 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Berry Cream (LRV 28) by LRV.
Lighter than Berry Cream
Darker than Berry Cream
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9075 |
| Hex | #9A8CA2 |
| RGB | 154, 140, 162 |
| HSL | 278°, 11%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.1, 9.5, -9.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Berry Cream (SW 9075), published as #9A8CA2
#8983A0
#AB95A2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Berry Cream (SW 9075)?
- Berry Cream has an LRV of 28. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Berry Cream is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Berry Cream in another brand?
- Wright Murasaki (PPG FLLW771) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Berry Cream warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Berry Cream as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.7; 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.