Acacia Haze (SW 9132)
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Acacia Haze (SW 9132) is a deep, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 32, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Acacia Haze
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Acacia Haze by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Acacia Haze, 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 | Heather Gray | 2139-40 | 34.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Hunter's Hollow | MQ6-21 | 31.7 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Seafoam Storm | 5002-1C | 34 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Green Tea Leaf | 1128-5 | 31 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Acacia Haze (LRV 32) by LRV.
Lighter than Acacia Haze
Darker than Acacia Haze
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9132 |
| Hex | #969C92 |
| RGB | 150, 156, 146 |
| HSL | 96°, 5%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.6, -4.1, 4.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Acacia Haze (SW 9132), published as #969C92
#859290
#A7A692
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Acacia Haze (SW 9132)?
- Acacia Haze has an LRV of 32. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Acacia Haze is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Acacia Haze in another brand?
- Seafoam Storm (Valspar 5002-1C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Acacia Haze warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Acacia Haze as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.5; 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.