Perle Noir (SW 9154)
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Perle Noir (SW 9154) is a very deep, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Perle Noir
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Perle Noir by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Perle Noir, 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 | Almost Black | 2130-30 | 9.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cityscape | ECC-62-2 | 6.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Safari Brown | 6009-1 | 8 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Blackhearth | 1003-7 | 6 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Perle Noir (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Perle Noir
Darker than Perle Noir
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9154 |
| Hex | #4F4D51 |
| RGB | 79, 77, 81 |
| HSL | 270°, 3%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.1, 1.7, -2.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Perle Noir (SW 9154), published as #4F4D51
#40454F
#5E5651
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Perle Noir (SW 9154)?
- Perle Noir has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Perle Noir is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Perle Noir in another brand?
- Almost Black (BM 2130-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Perle Noir warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Perle Noir as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.1; 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.