Chatura Gray (SW 9169)
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Chatura Gray (SW 9169) is a deep, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 30, so it reflects about 30 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chatura Gray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Chatura Gray 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 Chatura Gray, 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 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Clay | HDC-NT-04A | 31.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Stone Manor | 6006-2A | 29 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Nut Shell | 14-02 | 28 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Chatura Gray (LRV 30) by LRV.
Lighter than Chatura Gray
Darker than Chatura Gray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9169 |
| Hex | #A09287 |
| RGB | 160, 146, 135 |
| HSL | 26°, 12%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.5, 3.3, 7.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chatura Gray (SW 9169), published as #A09287
#908985
#B09C87
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chatura Gray (SW 9169)?
- Chatura Gray has an LRV of 30. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chatura Gray is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chatura Gray in another brand?
- Clay (Behr HDC-NT-04A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Chatura Gray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Chatura Gray as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.7; 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.