Debonair (SW 9139)
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Debonair (SW 9139) is a deep, cool gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 34, so it reflects about 34 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Debonair
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Debonair 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 Debonair, 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 | Cloudy Sky | 2122-30 | 33.3 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Dusty Denim | N480-4A | 34.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Blue Twilight | 5001-1C | 33 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Symmetry | 1037-4 | 34 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Debonair (LRV 34) by LRV.
Lighter than Debonair
Darker than Debonair
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9139 |
| Hex | #90A0A6 |
| RGB | 144, 160, 166 |
| HSL | 196°, 11%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 34 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.8, -4.4, -5.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Debonair (SW 9139), published as #90A0A6
#7E96A4
#A2AAA6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Debonair (SW 9139)?
- Debonair has an LRV of 34. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Debonair is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Debonair in another brand?
- Symmetry (PPG 1037-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Debonair warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Debonair as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.0; 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.