Drift of Mist (SW 9166)
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Drift of Mist (SW 9166) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Drift of Mist
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Drift of Mist 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 Drift of Mist, 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 | Balboa Mist | 1549 | 65.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Empire Porcelain | T13-2 | 71.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Madison White | 5008-1A | 69 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silent Smoke | 1025-2 | 68 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Drift of Mist (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Drift of Mist
Darker than Drift of Mist
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9166 |
| Hex | #DCD8D0 |
| RGB | 220, 216, 208 |
| HSL | 40°, 15%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.5, 0.0, 4.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Drift of Mist (SW 9166), published as #DCD8D0
#CBCECE
#EEE2D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Drift of Mist (SW 9166)?
- Drift of Mist has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Drift of Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Drift of Mist in another brand?
- Silent Smoke (PPG 1025-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Drift of Mist warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Drift of Mist as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.4; 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.