Honed Soapstone (SW 9126)
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Honed Soapstone (SW 9126) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honed Soapstone
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Honed Soapstone by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Honed Soapstone, 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 | River Gorge Gray | 1537 | 32.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Dusty Olive | PPU8-20 | 31.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sweet Carolina | 5008-2A | 29 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sylvan | 1032-4 | 29 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Honed Soapstone (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Honed Soapstone
Darker than Honed Soapstone
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9126 |
| Hex | #9D9887 |
| RGB | 157, 152, 135 |
| HSL | 46°, 10%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.8, -1.2, 9.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honed Soapstone (SW 9126), published as #9D9887
#8D8E85
#ADA287
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honed Soapstone (SW 9126)?
- Honed Soapstone has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honed Soapstone is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Honed Soapstone in another brand?
- Dusty Olive (Behr PPU8-20) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Honed Soapstone warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Honed Soapstone as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.6; 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.