Gossamer Veil (SW 9165)
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Gossamer Veil (SW 9165) is a light, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gossamer Veil
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Gossamer Veil 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 Gossamer Veil, 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 | Collingwood | 859 | 61.5 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cotton Grey | HDC-NT-20 | 60.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Villa Grey | 6005-1B | 61 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Whiskers | 1025-3 | 61 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Gossamer Veil (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Gossamer Veil
Darker than Gossamer Veil
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9165 |
| Hex | #D3CEC4 |
| RGB | 211, 206, 196 |
| HSL | 40°, 15%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.9, 0.0, 5.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gossamer Veil (SW 9165), published as #D3CEC4
#C2C4C2
#E5D8C4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gossamer Veil (SW 9165)?
- Gossamer Veil has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gossamer Veil is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gossamer Veil in another brand?
- Collingwood (BM 859) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gossamer Veil warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Gossamer Veil as warm, with a Neutral 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.