Sleepy Hollow (SW 9145)
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Sleepy Hollow (SW 9145) is a medium, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sleepy Hollow
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sleepy Hollow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 Sleepy Hollow, 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 | Grand Rapids | 835 | 61.6 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | English Hollyhock | HDC-CT-16A | 56.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lighthouse Shadows | 4008-3B | 56 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Keepsakes | 1040-2 | 60 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Sleepy Hollow (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Sleepy Hollow
Darker than Sleepy Hollow
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9145 |
| Hex | #B7C9D1 |
| RGB | 183, 201, 209 |
| HSL | 198°, 22%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.9, -4.5, -6.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sleepy Hollow (SW 9145), published as #B7C9D1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sleepy Hollow (SW 9145)?
- Sleepy Hollow has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sleepy Hollow is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sleepy Hollow in another brand?
- English Hollyhock (Behr HDC-CT-16A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sleepy Hollow warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sleepy Hollow as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.1; 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.