Faded Flaxflower (SW 9146)
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Faded Flaxflower (SW 9146) is a medium, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 44, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Faded Flaxflower
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Faded Flaxflower 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 Faded Flaxflower, 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 | Slate Blue | 1648 | 43.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Cloudless Day | ECC-32-1 | 42.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Palisade Blue | 4006-3B | 46 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Peace | 10-28 | 43 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Faded Flaxflower (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than Faded Flaxflower
Darker than Faded Flaxflower
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9146 |
| Hex | #9EB4C0 |
| RGB | 158, 180, 192 |
| HSL | 201°, 21%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.0, -5.0, -8.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Faded Flaxflower (SW 9146), published as #9EB4C0
#8BAABE
#B1BEC0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Faded Flaxflower (SW 9146)?
- Faded Flaxflower has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Faded Flaxflower is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Faded Flaxflower in another brand?
- Cloudless Day (Behr ECC-32-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Faded Flaxflower warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Faded Flaxflower as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.6; 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.