Moonmist (SW 9144)
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Moonmist (SW 9144) is a light, cool gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Moonmist
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Moonmist 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 Moonmist, 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 | Breath of Fresh Air | 806 | 69.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Prairie Sky | S510-1 | 66 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Journal Book | 4004-5A | 71 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dartmoor Mist | 1154-3 | 70 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Moonmist (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Moonmist
Darker than Moonmist
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9144 |
| Hex | #C9D9E0 |
| RGB | 201, 217, 224 |
| HSL | 198°, 27%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.7, -4.0, -5.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Moonmist (SW 9144), published as #C9D9E0
#B6CFDE
#DCE3E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Moonmist (SW 9144)?
- Moonmist has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Moonmist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Moonmist in another brand?
- Dartmoor Mist (PPG 1154-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Moonmist warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Moonmist as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.3; 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.