Polished Concrete (SW 9167)
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Polished Concrete (SW 9167) is a deep, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 32, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Polished Concrete
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Polished Concrete 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 Polished Concrete, 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 | Soho Loft | CSP-10 | 30.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Puddle | 790B-4 | 30.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Bleached Shadow | 4002-1C | 31 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Lazy Afternoon | 1007-5 | 29 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Polished Concrete (LRV 32) by LRV.
Lighter than Polished Concrete
Darker than Polished Concrete
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9167 |
| Hex | #9E9793 |
| RGB | 158, 151, 147 |
| HSL | 22°, 5%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.9, 1.8, 3.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Polished Concrete (SW 9167), published as #9E9793
#8E8D91
#AFA193
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Polished Concrete (SW 9167)?
- Polished Concrete has an LRV of 32. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Polished Concrete is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Polished Concrete in another brand?
- Bleached Shadow (Valspar 4002-1C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Polished Concrete warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Polished Concrete as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.0; 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.