Illusive Green (SW 9164)
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Illusive Green (SW 9164) is a deep, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Illusive Green
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Illusive Green 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 Illusive Green, 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 | Rainstorm | CSP-50 | 30.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Battleship Gray | N360-4 | 30.4 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Gray Exposé | 5007-2A | 33 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Phoenix Fossil | 1009-5 | 28 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Illusive Green (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Illusive Green
Darker than Illusive Green
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9164 |
| Hex | #92948D |
| RGB | 146, 148, 141 |
| HSL | 77°, 3%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.0, -2.1, 3.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Illusive Green (SW 9164), published as #92948D
#828A8B
#A39E8D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Illusive Green (SW 9164)?
- Illusive Green has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Illusive Green is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Illusive Green in another brand?
- Rainstorm (BM CSP-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Illusive Green warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Illusive Green as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.4; 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.