Armadillo (SW 9160)
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Armadillo (SW 9160) is a deep, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Armadillo
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Armadillo by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Armadillo, 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 | Studio Clay | CSP-380 | 28.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Cheyenne Rock | 780B-5 | 29.5 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Channel Seal Gray | 1001-9C | 30 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Talavera | 1018-5 | 30 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Armadillo (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Armadillo
Darker than Armadillo
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9160 |
| Hex | #9E9089 |
| RGB | 158, 144, 137 |
| HSL | 20°, 10%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.8, 4.0, 5.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Armadillo (SW 9160), published as #9E9089
#8E8787
#AE9A89
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Armadillo (SW 9160)?
- Armadillo has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Armadillo is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Armadillo in another brand?
- Cheyenne Rock (Behr 780B-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Armadillo warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Armadillo as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.6; 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.